Hahaha abstinence is a great birth control method like a unicorn is a good pet or a private jet is a great means of transportation. Sounds good in theory, but here in the real world, it ain't happening. Sarah Palin was a big abstinence promoter. Look how well that worked out for her family.

LOL! You might as well stop eating, drinking water, shitting, pissing, and throwing darts at pictures of Pelosi.

You want abstinence. Cut off your dick.

I'm a solutions oriented guy.

I waited until I got married and I am glad that I did... I've seen many friends kill their self-esteem over sex with guys that don't deserve to take away such a special part of them. But once you get married this isn't really an ideal method, especially when you don't quite want a baby yet!

Yep,this is the most effective, but the least fun.

Well, there's no denying it works, but that's about all that's going for it.

Abstinence is a risky form of birth control because those who practice it may be woefully unprepared whenever they "fall off the wagon".

Well, it is certainly effective but rather boring and unrealistic in modern society. Preferred method of the shy and ugly. Being unrelated to Sarah Palin also helps.

If you are not married and have sex with her you don't only take her virginity away; you take away something that belongs to the man she will marry, and be the mother of children other than yours. It you are a woman, you are taking something that belongs to another woman (stealing) and may become the mother of a fatherless child. Or worse, you may commit murder.

This method is GREAT for those who have the WILL POWER. If you do decide to have sex just imagine that person as the possible mother or father of your child.  It's definately kept me from sleeping around and taking STUPID chances that I may REGRET. I just wished my brother would have tried it.

Never have I understood the arguments against this. Years ago, England decided to "live in the real world" and forego this supposedly antiquated idea. Consequently, they began giving condoms to school children and teaching "safe sex". By 2002, they led the EU in both STD's and unwanted pregnancies among teens...Go figure.

It definatley works, but I don't have the will power.

Nobody said it was easy or fun for teenagers and unmarried people to abstain, but it is the only 100% safe and effective way.

let's see... birth control, prevention of STD's, preservation of the sanctity of marriage, it pretty much takes care of these things... sounds like the perfect solution before marriage. and it's worked so far for me. after marriage, however, i believe i'll find another method.

All right. Actually I get asked... Well... look, I think the question I get asked the most is... I mean, it happens a lot. Enough that I would remark on it. A lot of people come up to me and they say, Tom, is it possible for a woman to get pregnant without intercourse? And my answer is always the same. I say, Well, listen. Were gonna have to go all the way back to the Civil War. Apparently, a stray bullet actually pierced the testicle of a Union soldier, and then lodged itself in the ovaries of an eighteen year old girl, who was actually a hundred feet from him at the time. Well, the baby was fine. She was very happy, guilt free and... Of course, the soldier was a little pissed off. When you think about it, its actually a FORM of intercourse, but... not for everyone. Those who love action maybe.

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Sounds good on paper...

Hey we humans were meant to have sex. That's why some science dude invented birth control and condoms dudes! Abstinence can be a bad thing too, what if you wait for years and your partner is bad in the sack. Be careful and take your birth control and use condoms dudes.

Tell that to the unwanted children stuck in foster care.

Marriage, with kids, IS the best form of abstinance.

Yeah, abstinence will keep humans from procreating. So will death...

If you are married then this does not say for you, other then that, it's the way things should be, but are'nt.

It terms of effectiveness it's 100%. Unless I didn't read the Where Do I Come From book properly. Let's be realistic, though. In countries where the birth rate is high and economically unsustainable, it would be naive to think this would work. It's also naive or reckless to expect every teenager to be abstinent.

um don't think this is an option? Especially if you're married lol.

This isn't birth control; it's a forced lifetyle...I mean even priests don't practice this.

This definately works,but it's unrealistic and unfair to expect others to abstain just because YOU do.

The best way, but you only live once why not have fun.

uh yeah it doesn't work because everyone has sex eventually. In that respect it has a 100% failure rate. Unless you are a monk or a nun and even then, how do you know for sure? Most people using this end up in a situation that is out of their control...i.e. oh whoops! We weren't going to have sex but whoops we did. Oh whoops, look I'm pregnant. Or oh whoops guess I married a loser and didn't know it because we never had sex before we got married. What a nightmare.

this certainly works in you're a star trek geek or religious and havent gone away to college yet. but it doesn't work. sooner or later you're going to want to do it. and b/c you've been blinded by your parents or jesus, or the government, you won't know the first thing about preventing pregnancy. and then you'll have a child, or your stupid protestant girlfriend will have one. and then life will be over for you, but you keep saying things like i never realized how great life could be, when i put someone else before me, like my child but in truth you'll wish your child got run over on the way to school

Abstinence, like other forms of birth control, also has a failure rate: that is, a predictable rate at which people fail to adhere. Proponents of abstinence-only sex education programs rarely like to talk about this. For thought provoking insights on this topic, see: http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/journals/gr060504.ht ml

With this method, it's a pretty safe bet that you won't get pregnant. Of course, practicing abstinence is easier said than done for most.

Abstinence is a moronic alternative. It is not a birth control method, simply an annoying vehicle for christian propaganda. People who are contemplating birth control methods have one thing in common: they are having SEX. Abstinence is the equivelant of telling people not to wear a seatbelt, but to walk to work. WTF?

Abstinence is the only way to go to morally make a choice on your child's life. Too many teens friskin' in the hood. Too many mommas on welfare. ABSTINENCE ROCKS!

Well 5 stars for actually preventing births.. 1 for preventing any fun.. c'mon people life is short! love thy neighbor...

apt to fail you just when you are counting on it most!

It is effective, but I compare it to saying 'the best way to lower your colesterol (s?) is to stop eating.

Great for the unmarried and also those who are upset at there spouse at the moment (just kidding). No worry about aids an other nasty std's also.

hmmm.This is tough topic sex for some people is something that you cant go with out. But for those who want to be 100 percent sure they want produce a child abstinence is good. But believe me life with out sex for some people must be like a life with out food or water. Again the best form of birth control IS WAIT till your older

the best way i know to not get any.

This is just too simple minded a concept to work.Human Beings are one of two species of animal that enjoy sex,that takes sex out of it's common carnal limitation of procreation.Abstinence is built around the Victorian idealism in which sex is viewed as a burden and is only used between lovers for procreation.This very same mentallity led to a boom in Brothels in the 1700's.Safe Sex or Abstinence is like choosing Lover or Prostitute.

Its effectiveness is obvious. On that basis, it gets 5 stars. This is not practical, however, for married persons who wish to limit their family to a few children that they are able to care for. Or for people who simply are not ready for children, waiting until they have a suitable environment/relationship in which to raise a child. As for young singles/teenagers, its a choice, but not the only choice. I think its unrealistic to expect everyone to be able to abstinent until marraige, or for everyone to want to make that choice. Promote it, sure, encourage it, absolutely. In addition to the risk of pregnancy, the risk of viral infections (incurable, horrible diseases) warrants the promotion of this choice. However, as we all know the hormonal, illogical, adrenaline-induced choices we made as teenagers, I think offering more choices than abstinence is logical, and necessary.

It's the most effective way. Wait until you've been with that special person for a while and make sure you truly love them. (This applies to everyone.)

The only foolproof method. Just say no!

condoms work fine but in a males aspect...they suck. they are uncomfortable, they break, they come off, they kill the moment and the feeling. sure you cna get the thin ones but they break too easily. my advice is, teach her to swallow.

The very best method of birth control by far!

One of nature's biggest achievements is promoting reproduction. We humans are suckers for sex.

Abstinence makes the heart grow stronger?

Boom, baby! Witness the best method of birth control, not having sex at all! All people have to do is to think PAST their hormones, and think before they speak or act. Sex between two lovers is a beautiful thing, so don't think I'm anti-sex. But, to have sex just out of curiosity or on the first date is wrong and DANGEROUS! So, keep that belt buckled until your married. You'll be just fine.

Yeah, it is definitely the most effective method. It also is a real drag. Maybe if you're Gandhi or someone trying to prove your self-control and devotion to God, but for everyone else there are methods that provide really good protection. Also, don't sleep with half the town, and don't sleep with anyone who's slept with half the town, and your chances of remaining uninfected are really good. Abstinence is against nature, so unless you're trying to impress God or you're right out of condoms, don't fight the urge.

The 5 stars are just because it is the only 100% sure protection against pregnancy and STD's. However, it's the least fun method and I'd rather take the .01% risk and use a condom or the pill.

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Abstinence is the only sure fire means of BC, but it's totally absurd to suggest that adults become totally celibate for the sake of birth control. Believe it or not, there are very effective ways of exerting responsibility in one's reproductive life without having to shut it down entirely. This mentally retarded championing of abstinence is a favored idea of the mentally retarded political right, an admonishment usually reserved for young people. To expect youngsters to be celibate for the sake of birth control is similarly absurd and also irresponsible: teenagers and college-aged people are going to have sex whether one likes it or not, and approval or disapproval is not going to stop them from doing it, so to exclusively promote abstinence is generally not only a waste of time and effort, but also ill-advised. Emphasizing this nonsensical notion while shortchanging bona fide sex education, an approach typical of the religious right, is actually promoting ignorance about a very critical subject, and hence, puts the young at increased risk of unwanted pregnancy and STDs because they don't know any better. Unless they're taught the practical and preventative aspects of this essential human activity, ignorance will beget misfortune, and a grave disservice will be accorded to those who need adult guidance in this regard, not alot of mutant religious dogma and programming.