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Could have the habit of breaking which is really the only contraceptive device i've ever used?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Pull Out method?: If yes, that is not very effective. See over view by Mayo Clinic. http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/birth-control/basics/birth-control-basics/hlv-20049454

Answered 5/10/2015

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