tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833723734055749527.post7475617560502004149..comments2016-09-26T12:55:47.738-04:00Comments on The Fertility Awareness Center: Giving Withdrawal Its DueFertility Awareness Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08856028987429611331noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833723734055749527.post-1435069612411863022009-06-02T21:39:42.479-04:002009-06-02T21:39:42.479-04:00Thanks for your comment! You're not missing an...Thanks for your comment! You're not missing anything. It's a ridiculously simple study that should have been done a dozen times by now, and frankly I've long been baffled as to why it hasn't been. A professional group to which I belong had a discussion about this a while back. The group includes researchers, doctors, educators, etc, and there are over 200 of us. No one could come up with a good, definitive study. As I recall, the closest one was a study that had been looking for the presence of HIV in pre-ejaculate, and they noted few or no sperm. But it was a tiny study, and the findings were kind of an aside. I think the theory is that sperm in pre-ejaculate are left over from a prior ejaculation, and thus not very hardy. Looking at it from an evidence point of view, we see a very low failure rate, so obviously if there are any sperm in there, they're not in good shape. But why in heaven's name can't someone just do a decent study about this?!Fertility Awareness Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08856028987429611331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833723734055749527.post-77215860611334391572009-06-01T08:55:35.662-04:002009-06-01T08:55:35.662-04:00Very assuring and nice to "hear"! Thanks for shari...Very assuring and nice to "hear"! Thanks for sharing this. My biggest concern about this method was pre-ejaculate fluid. I know that many scientists believe that there is no sperm in pre-ejaculate fluid, but since there is such a debate among scientists over it, I have always had enough worry to be cautious about it.<br /><br />I have never truly understood how the presence of sperm in pre-ejaculate fluid could be in question. Seems like a pretty basic research project to me, considering what science is able to do in this modern age. Am I missing something here?<br /><br />For some reason, I never noticed that the "perfect use" rates for prevention of pregnancy were so close to that of a condom. Pretty cool news.<br /><br />Thanks again for posting!<br /><br />MelissaMelissa Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04147635219073460809noreply@blogger.com