Family planning choices and some characteristics of coitus interruptus users in Gemlik, Turkey

Why Withdrawal? Why Not Withdrawal? Men's Perspectives

“…Avoiding negative side effects of modern contraceptives has been described as an advantage of withdrawal in several studies, 12,13,18 and was mentioned both by users and non-users, including never-users, in our study. Current users nearly always started by citing the negative effects of modern female contraceptives.…”

“…There is a clear need for well-designed studies that look at use-effectiveness rates, 2 as there are data which suggest that failure rates in long-term use are quite low. 13 In our study, most of the current users and some of the ever-users thought that withdrawal had a lower failure rate than modern contraceptives. As with all coitus-dependent methods, use-effectiveness of withdrawal is greatly affected by the motivation and skill of users.…”

“…Although many policymakers and providers have argued otherwise, an increase in quality and accessibility of contraceptive services is unlikely to eliminate the consistently high prevalence of withdrawal use, given the level of satisfaction users have expressed in this study and others. 13 Some of the men's concerns about adverse effects of modern contraceptives were based on myths and rumours the men have heard, sometimes from other men, but mostly from their wives. And their wives may have biased the information to affect the men's decisions.…”

Coitus interruptus as a contraceptive method: Turkish women’s perceptions and experiences

“…Women have been found to prefer coitus interruptus because they believed it was free from side‐effects (Bulut et al. 1997, Aytekin et al. 2001) and a clean method (Bulut et al.…”

The evaluation of family planning services given in Erzurum mother–child health and family planning centerin Eastern Turkey

“…Turkey only developed a pronatalist (population expansion) policy in 1965, and the sale and distribution of contraceptive drugs and devices, as well as FP education, was prohibited before that 8 . In 1965, a national FP program was established and contraception was legalized; sterilizations and abortions were prohibited under the 1965 law, however, except for medical and eugenic indications.…”