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Questions About Pregnancy
Am I Pregnant???????????
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For people who ask questions if they're pregnant:
We do not know every detail about your circumstance, nor are most of us doctors, so we cannot tell for certain whether or not you are pregnant. Pregnancy tests can be very accurate, and when in complete doubt, going to a REAL doctor can be even more accurate.
That being said, here are some facts about pregnancy:
-Even if every single factor was in place for you to get pregnant, there is still at MOST an 80% chance of pregnancy, without any birth control or condoms.
-Just putting on a condom does not guarantee that you won't get pregnant-there's a 98% success rate for condoms if they are ALWAYS USED EXACTLY CORRECTLY, but for the average person, the success rate drops to 85%.
-The pill is a very effective form of birth control. There are two forms of the pill, combination pills and mini-pills. The perfect use success rate (you take it exactly as you should without missing any) for the combination pill is more than 99% and for the mini-pill is 97%. The average person has a success rate of about 95%.
-The pill is a great method of birth control for people in committed relationships, because it is much more effective than condoms, and less expensive and more convenient. However, if you are not in a committed relationship, you should be using condoms, because the pill does NOT prevent STD's.
-"pre-cum can get you pregnant, it has sperms". This is a common misconception, that cowper's gland secretions, A.K.A. "pre-cum", contain sperm. However, pre-cum only contains sperm that is left over from previous ejaculations; if you urinate between ejaculations, there will be no sperm in your pre-cum.
The important thing to keep in mind is that every time you have sex, there is SOME risk of pregnancy, even if it is infinitesimally small. Remember the wise words of Dr. Cox, “Statistics mean nothing to the individual.”
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