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how can you tell that birth control is working?
I'm just curious, how do you know that birth control is working on you, and how do you know it failed??
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Maybe give some free advice about: Birth Control Pills?
The Pill works by stopping ovulation; one way to check whether you are ovulating is to pay attention to the consistency of your vaginal mucous. When you ovulate, it has a stringy, sticky consistency ... you can stretch it between your fingers. This is something you can easily check for. However, if you are worried about the Pill not being effective, I would recommend that you also use a backup method, such as contraceptive film or foam, which is affordable, and less intrusive than a condom. Better safe than sorry.
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You won't ever know if the birth control still allowed ovulation to occur within the cycle. I, personally, know women who have gotten pregnant even though they took their pill every single day. My older sister has actually gotten pregnant more than 3 times while on the birth control pill.
If you take the pill regularly, on time, and in a routine then the chances of failure are still fairly slim.
Nothing is 100% perfect. Nothing. Nothing is 99.9% perfect either. We're not lab rats. We're not in clinical studies. We eat different foods each day. We are under more stress some days than others. We suffer from headaches, tummy aches, and regular aches and pains from the real world work. Sometimes we exercise more or less than other days. We're not robots.
I know it isn't what you want to hear but you'll know it isn't working for you if:
Your period comes while you're taking the "active" pills in your pack.
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You become pregnant.
There are no other signs or symptoms. You cannot even evaluate your cervical mucus for signs and symptoms of ovulation while on hormonal birth control pills since it alters that.
Our bodies were made to reproduce and it's hard to get them to do something opposite of nature. Nothing is fool-proof or perfect. Sometimes it just fails.
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