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How effective is birth control
As a percentage, how effective and reliable is the birth control pill against pregnancy?
I know it doesn't protect against STI's.
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When it comes to birth control, there is no percentage because it's a chemical affect on your body and each body is different. However, if there was I would say it lay in the 80%. You see, birth control works by making your body think it is pregnant. Hence, less periods and LESS fertile eggs. You see the less is emphasized. There can still be fertile eggs which means you can still get pregnant.
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Depends on what birth control you use, They are all different and all have different effects.
Birth Control pill is said to be 97% only if you take it faithfully.
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they say its like 99% but thats not true its usually around 85% and thats only if you take it everyday and the same time give or take a few minutes off.....
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With typical usage, the hormonal birth control pill is actually only 92% effective preventing pregnancy. The 99% claim they advertise is actually for perfect usage--something that could probably only be seen in a laboratory setting.
If you were perfect, the birth control pill would be 99% effective. As it is, our weight fluctuates, some of us are still growing, we sometimes experience stress (sometimes more frequently than others), we eat different foods, some days we get more exercise than others, etc. All of these things (and more) cause the pill to drop in effectiveness. In addition to the above mentioned, if you are off by just a half hour on taking the pill then the pregnancy prevention percentage drops. We are far from perfect beings, you see.
The birth control pill does not protect against sexual transmitted diseases or infections. Please keep in mind that the condom does not protect against such illnesses either and that some of these disease can cause life-long problems, including infertility and pain.
That being said, the only "safe" sex is having no sex at all. You will ALWAYS be at risk for a pregnancy. You will ALWAYS be at risk for contracting a disease or infection. There is absolutely no "method" out there that completely prevents any of this except abstinence.
In short, the answer is 92% effective with TYPICAL usage. This takes into account some of the behavior such as alternate eating and small lifestyle changes, but nothing major or time variations as to when you take the pill.
If you have any more questions, please feel free to ask me!
P.S.
Condoms are 88% effective on preventing pregnancy with typical usage.
The "pull-out" method varies between 30% to 70% effective on preventing pregnancy with typical usage.
Neither of those help to prevent disease or infection transmission either.
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