Men dont have very many options when it comes to contraception they can control. But a new national report reveals that one male contraceptive method withdrawal has nearly doubled among unmarried men.

While rates of condom use and vasectomy have held steady since 2002, the rate of men who say they use withdrawal, or the so-called pull-out method, has increased from about 10 percent in 2002 to 19 percent by 2015, according to a new study published by the National Center for Health Statistics.

Rates of withdrawal when a man pulls his penis out of his partners vagina before ejaculating may be increasing because men are dissatisfied with condoms. Young, unmarried men are most likely to report doing it despite the fact that withdrawal is a relatively unreliable birth control method and doesnt protect against sexually transmitted infections. However, at least one expert said withdrawals rise could be a sign that men are increasingly willing to take responsibility for contraception.

How unmarried men are using birth control

The NCHSs report, which surveyed about 3,700 unmarried men who have had sex in the past three months, found that the use of any kind of male contraception has increased. Back in 2002, only 52 percent of men surveyed said they had used condoms, withdrawal method or a vasectomy the last time they had sex. Now that number is up to 59 percent, and the increase appears to be among those who reported using withdrawal, as rates of condom and vasectomy use held steady.