Most respondents did not mention withdrawal when asked what they thought of when they heard the terms birth control and contraception, and their discussions of withdrawal generally suggested that they did not think of it as a contraceptive. Yet one-third of the respondents (21 of 60) spontaneously mentioned use of withdrawal with their current or previous partner. For example, when asked what form of birth control she and her partner were using, one woman said, "We're not." She went on to explain that, "sometimes we use condoms. But for the most part just the withdrawal method. Which I know is, like, the worst thing." Another respondent indicated that he and other people may understand withdrawal as a "practice" rather than a method of birth control or contraception, explaining that while he did not always use a "physical form of birth control," he would always at least engage in "you know, a practice" (i.e., withdrawal).

I'm so glad these people are only, like, slightly more likely to reproduce than those who, you know, wear schlong slickers. And then there's this charming fellow:

A male participant who described several periods of inconsistent contraceptive use, said, "I like pulling out in some ways-I see the yield. At least it's some half-assed effort."

Ah, dudes. It is all about seing the yield with us, isn't it? Anyway, be sure to pick up next month's issue of Contraception (little known fact: Portfolio was at one point supposed to be called Conde Nast Contraception, but they couldn't buy out the name), where the same reasearchers reveal the efficacy of the "'jumping up and down fifteen times after he shoots in you' method."

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