What's the oldest method of birth control?

Nov 02, 2021

According to PBS, the withdrawal method (a.k.a. pulling out) dates all the way back to the Bible’s book of Genesis. Today, the best studies suggest that the majority of people in the U.S. have used withdrawal for birth control at least once in their lives.

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Withdrawal (pull-out method)
Very effective if you do it correctly (but that can be hard to do). Hormone-free, zero cost, zero side effects.