Just as a fair warning, this blog and my paper contain detailed sexual content that might offend the faint of heart. If you think you may be offended or uncomfortable reading this blog, you are welcome to stop reading at this point. Otherwise, your comments and suggestions are more than welcome, as this paper represents 40% of my grade for the class.
My audience is going to be married BYU students who want to save money on expensive birth control pills, condoms, IUDs and other pre- and post-sexual contraceptives. One highly popular method (up to 56% of American women reported using this method in the last year) is coitus interruptus. This is when the man pulls out before ejaculating, thus saving his wife from unwanted pregnancy. This is one of the methods that is very common at BYU by Mormon students who either believe it is wrong to use artificial birth control, or who just don't want to spend the money to not have children.
What are the consequences of coitus interruptus on your family health?
Coitus interruptus can destroy a marriage because it doesn't always successfully prevent pregnancy AND it can lead to an inferior quality of sexual relations, which leads to marital and sexual frustration.
Coitus interruptus is only successful most of the time, but there are some ways that the sperm still find their way to the egg. The penis releases a fluid prior to ejaculation that can carry some sperm far enough into the woman's reproductive system to impregnate her. There is also a risk that he will not be able to control his ejaculation or withdraw in time to avoid pregnancy. Also, the man's semen is pleasurable to the woman, and if he withdraws before she has reached her orgasm, there is no way for the man to satisfy her sex drive after pulling out. When one or both partners fail to reach orgasmic climax, marital sex is considered less satisfying, and sexual frustration becomes common. Both unwanted pregnancy and failure to please one's partner are unhealthy for a family, particularly to the relationship between husband and wife. Spending a small amount of money on over-the-counter or prescription contraceptives will make your happier and will be more effective at delaying pregnancy.
1 comment:
There's a book in the library called "One Flesh" by Clay McConkie that talks all about how important sex is in a marital relationship. You might consider using that as a means of supporting your argument.
It sounds good, though. I take it that your main argument against coitus interruptus is that it is too unpredictable to be used as a reliable form of birth control and too destructive to the intimacy of the marriage relationship as well. What are you going to suggest as cheap alternatives, since the money thing is really where your audience hurts? I know that you can get birth control pills (Aviane) for as little as $18 a month, probably less if you have good insurance.
Hope some of this helps; good luck.
(P.S.-Are we still supposed to be writing these?)
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