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on the pil..but can i be pregnant?
Okay so saturday night i had sex. i've been on the pill since september of '07. So saturday when i had sex, there was no condom used. He came inside of me and i hadn't taken my pill that night yet. But the thing is i slept at my friends house that night and forgot my pack of pills so when i got home this morning i took my saturday night pill. Starting tongiht-sunday- are my sugar pills, the week i'm supposed to get my period and all that. So my question is, is can i be pregnant since he came inside of me last night and i didn't take my pill until this morning? Please and thank youu!
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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 and you were not even typical at that. The 92% 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.
Nobody can tell you how much lower in effectiveness your pills are on preventing pregnancy now. The only known percentage is that of "typical" usage and that of "perfect" usage. Nobody can actually have perfect usage so that number doesn't really matter. We know you're lower than 92%, but that's about it. Nobody knows how much the decrease is per half hour, hour, etc. We do know that if you miss more than 2 that it is completely ineffective then.
Since this week you're suppose to have your period, it shouldn't take long to find out. If you miss your period this entire week then pick up a few home pregnancy tests and start doing those, one every week.
I apologize for not being of more help, but I can only pass along the information that I know is true. 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.
Just for future information :)
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Yes. Even if you took your pills bang on time, there's still a chance of being pregnant.
It isn't 100% effective, so it's best to use condoms as well.
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Yes you can be pregnant. Birth Control is not 100% effective.
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