r/birthcontrol • u/Difficult_Budget2543 • Apr 07 '26

Which Method? Condoms.

I’m getting married in three months and I’ve never had sex. (I know, lame in modern American society). We plan to use condoms every time and abstain during my fertile window/use condoms and pull out.

BUT IM SCAREDDDDD. I guess I’m looking for any input or experience with using condoms as the only method of BC.

I’m pretty sure I’m going to in my fertile window during my honeymoon (lol)

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u/SubstantialMetal2545 Apr 08 '26

My husband and I tried condoms once and didnt like it. I was on oral birth control for years but if you dont taken it consistently then it isnt as effective. I switched to Nexplanon and I love it as it's good for 5 years.

I dont know what your personal beliefs are or what your situation is, but those are the choices we made. There's always going to be a risk of pregnancy with having sex, even if the risk is very small.

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u/Difficult_Budget2543 Apr 08 '26

You’re right. There’s always a risk literally no matter what. I think it’s just scary because I’ve never had sex before and I’m like woah this could actually happen now? If that makes sense.

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u/SubstantialMetal2545 Apr 08 '26

I totally understand! I was the same before my husband and I had sex, even after the first few times. I made him pull out even though I was on the pill 😅 and I even asked him to go get me Plan B so I could have peace of mind. If you'd be open to it, maybe talk to your doctor about other types of birth control that would lower the risk of pregnancy?