January 2011
TANGLED
All these Tangled gifs on the Disney blogs I follow are making me want to watch…good idea or bad? I have a fondness for Rapunzel because I played her in a musical in high school…
“Sex is as important as eating or drinking and we ought to allow the one appetite to be satisfied with as little restraint or false modesty as the others.”
—Marquis de Sade (via mostflogged)
how the fuck about that.
Withdrawal is sometimes referred to as the contraceptive method that is “better than nothing” [1]. But, based on the evidence, it might more aptly be referred to as a method that is almost as effective as the male condom—at least when it comes to pregnancy prevention. If the male partner withdraws before ejaculation every time a couple has vaginal intercourse, about 4% of couples will become pregnant over the course of a year [2]. However, more realistic estimates of typical use indicate that about 18% of couples will become pregnant in a year using withdrawal [3]. These rates are only slightly less effective than male condoms, which have perfect- and typical-use failure rates of 2% and 17%, respectively [3].
Also apparently multiple studies have found Cowper’s fluid to have no semen present, and that the only time it would contain semen would be after a recent ejaculation.
The truth is, what boggles my mind the most is that it’s 2011 and somehow things like this aren’t common knowledge. It’s just as disturbing as the fact that most women seem to have no idea how to tell when they’re ovulating when there are clear physical signs it’s happening.
I’m pretty sure we are all still scared of sexuality and I am also pretty sure that that is revolting to me.
