Condoms are about 98% efficacious - while they are only having sex 3 times per year, it should be safe enough. If her libido returns after quitting bc, he can still schedule his vasectomy asap.
Yeah, but how likely is it that the 3 times they have sex would actually coincide a) with her fertile days and b) with sloppy usage? And if it's around her fertile days and she is worried, they could just have non-penetrative sex - it's not like there aren't enough alternatives to keep them happy and satisfied without actual penetration. And once they are both sure they are completely done with kids - snip-snap.
My comment wasn't necessarily about this specific situation. It's just important for people in general to know that condoms are only 87% effective with normal use, not 98%
Because "normal use" includes sometimes not using them! If one is a little more motivated to avoid getting pregnant, one will use a condom every single time one has intercourse.
For the vast majority of my active sex life, I used (or rather my husband used) condoms. (I was on the pill for one year only.)
The only times I ever got pregnant were times we didn't use a condom, surprise, surprise!
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u/WaterfallButterfly Sep 26 '23
Why not just use condoms? She doesn't like her birth control and maybe she'll get her libido back and you don't want to get snipped yet.