2006-09-02 14:33:28 · 28 answers · asked by Neicy 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
yep, possible. not often.
2006-09-02 14:37:56 · answer #1 · answered by miss 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes....depending on what kind you are on. The most likely form of birth control to get pregnant on is the pill. There is always the possibility that you'll get pregnant no matter what kind of birth control you are on...as long as you are having sex.
2006-09-02 14:40:23 · answer #2 · answered by .vato. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, anything under the sun is possible. And that is why a many people, doctors, scientist are finding ways and means for a better birth control. And that is why still many parents have unwanted children. But this is no reason not to love them.
I just recenly know that injectables are by far the most and safest way for birth control.
Ask your doctor about this.
2006-09-02 14:39:19 · answer #3 · answered by yulnores 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've been on the pill for 5yrs and been having unprotected sex (but monogamously) since with boyfriend. I've never gotten pregnant.
However, there is still that possibility that people still can. I have friends who were on the pill and had gotten pregnant. But after the fact, they have all admitted that they weren't taking it regularly. So being on the pill or any other birth control can work but it really has to be taken correctly. But there is always that chance.
2006-09-02 14:43:57 · answer #4 · answered by Sydney 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's possible. No form of birth control is foolproof.
Chemical birth controls (the pill, etc.) have a failure rate of only a fraction of a percent if used properly.
Barrier birth controls (condoms, etc.) have a failure rate of 3 to 5 percent if used properly (15 to 25 percent if abused.)
2006-09-02 14:40:42 · answer #5 · answered by Rochester 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes there is no 100% way not to get pregnant other then not having sex or having your uterus removed. I have a member of my family who got pregnant off of the pill it was not a good time in their life to have another child but they weren’t going to abort and they ended up having twins. She was taking them correctly as again they didn’t want to risk having another baby as the husband was out of work and some other things. They already had two children ages 2 and 5 at the time
Grant the chances are probably low but there is always that small chance
2006-09-02 15:54:28 · answer #6 · answered by Spread Peace and Love 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely! I got pregnant while on birth control with my first child. I was taking the mini pill (which is safe while breastfeeding) and that is on an even tighter schedule. I was excellent when taking my pill. I took it the same time everyday & I did not miss a day.
2006-09-02 14:40:26 · answer #7 · answered by Casper 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Remember that 99% effective is exactly the same as 1% utterly useless.
This can be a fun math question. How many times do you need to be intimate using birth control that is 99% effective to reduce the overall effectiveness to 50% or less?
The question is expressed as:
0.5=0.99^n
or
log(0.5)=n*log(0.99)
or
n=log(0.5)/log(0.99)
or
n=68.9 (essentially 69 times)
Here is a table of times of intimacy with a 99% effective contraceptive and the associated cumulative chance of failure of the contraceptive. This assumes no accidents in use.
1 time - 1% chance
5 times - 5% chance
11 times - 10% chance
27 times - 25% chance
41 times - 33% chance
69 times - 50% chance
229 times - 90% chance
458 times - 99% chance
Its interesting how quickly the failure probability increases with the first few times. If you are intimate 5 times, there is a 1 in 20 chance that the contraceptive will fail.
Aparently 80% of teenage girls are sexually active, 4% of them become pregnant and give birth, and its not totally unreasonable to suggest that another 4% of them have abortions (~124,000/yr, teens only). If they were all using 99% effective contraceptives that implies that the mean number of failures is around 10% and the mean number of encounters is around 11 times.
Wow thats disturbing!
2006-09-02 14:38:48 · answer #8 · answered by Curly 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it is possible. Nothing is 100% when it comes to birth control
2006-09-02 14:41:31 · answer #9 · answered by randrnorman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I fell pregnant with my son whilst on the mini-pill. I neglected to tell the doctor I was on anti-convulsant medication for epilepsy. I fell pregnant with my daughter despite having an IUD inserted. When the doctor removed it...he stated I may miscarry but the pregnancy continued. My husband and I have said all we need now is children to be produced through condom and diaphram failure and we'll have a complete set!!
2006-09-02 14:38:07 · answer #10 · answered by cowgirl blues 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Even the best products out there still have a slim chance of not working. The only way not to get pregnant for certain is to not have sex.
2006-09-02 14:39:50 · answer #11 · answered by Flea© 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋