Best Contraceptives For Men

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Birth control is one of the most sought after advises from young couples in a relationship. Married or otherwise, contraceptive will always be at the top of their mind to avoid unplanned pregnancy and to some extent prevent STD's. There are various contraceptives for women and men that help in preventing pregnancy to a large extent. With ever growing population in our country, importance of contraceptive among couples has gained a lot of prominence.

Contraceptive options can be availed both by men and women in general to avoid pregnancy. Men can choose from abstinence, condom, outercourse, vasectomy and withdrawal techniques as contraceptive options to avoid pregnancy. Each method has different level of effectiveness and uses. All contraceptive methods are not 100% safe in terms of birth control and have some percentage of risk involved in preventing unplanned pregnancy. You have to take precaution and be prepared in case of ineffectiveness of these methods.

Each contraceptive technique that are available for men has its set of guidelines that come with the product of technique that requires expert guidance for it to be effective. Even contraceptives like condoms have around 3% failure due to manufacturing defects or due to chances of breakage during the act. Such precautionary warnings will be mentioned on the package so that you can be prepared for any unfortunate consequences. Other contraceptive techniques like outercourse or withdrawal are highly risky and have low percentage of effectiveness.

Here are some of the contraceptives for men in detail:

Abstinence: Abstaining as a form of contraceptive is the most effective form with 100% effectiveness. This method is easier said than done requiring high will power from both the partners involved in the relationship to avoid pregnancy. As intimate intercourse is an integral part of any healthy relationship, abstaining from it requires a lot of effort. One can resort to toys in order to avoid direct intercourse with partners or mutual masturbation to bypass actual penetration.

Condoms: These are the most popular form of contraceptive that is easy to obtain and use. It is highly effective with a failure chances very low when used properly with precaution. Most of the pleasures of intimate love can be enjoyed with condoms, making it a popular choice as contraceptive. It is easy to use carry around making it convenient choice available at all times.

Outercourse: It is one method that can be used by men to avoid pregnancy to their partner. It involves most of the love making involved in intercourse except the actual penetration. This prevents chances of pregnancy by 100% as long as certain precautions are taken to avoid accidental penetration or ejaculation around the region.

Withdrawal technique: Also known as ‘pull out' method, is said to have 4% failure rate. It is a technique that involves ejaculating outside the vagina by pulling out or withdrawing at the moment of ejaculation. This prevents sperm from entering to fertilise the egg. There are lots of risks and chances of mishaps in this method.

Vasectomy: Vasectomy is a surgical procedure that cuts, closes, or blocks the 'vas deferens'. Although vasectomy can sometimes be reversed, it is not always possible. Vasectomy, like other sterilization procedures, is considered a permanent form of birth control. It is preferred in extreme cases when the male in picture is certain about not being part of any child birth in future.

Safe period: Tracking period cycle to predict safe periods and abstaining from intercourse during the other fertile period in a monthly menstrual cycle helps in reducing risk of pregnancy. Men can still have sex with their partner during such fertile periods using protection like condom or use withdrawal method.