If you're considering any of these contraceptive methods, don't! They won't help you. Here’s why:

Having intercourse during your period

First of all, just because you see blood doesn't mean you can't get pregnant--some women bleed during ovulation, when they're most fertile. And it's often hard to predict when you'll ovulate. Sex during your period is also a riskier time for HIV transmission. So you should use protection whenever you have intercourse.

Peeing after intercourse

A complete myth! Urinating after sex does nothing to protect against pregnancy because women do not urinate out of their vaginal opening. So although the urinary opening is near the vagina (just above it), urinating will not flush sperm out of the vaginal opening.

Douching

Instead of rinsing sperm out of the vagina, douching can actually help them swim upstream towards an egg. It also can increase the risk of infection. All in all, a bad idea!

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