I'm on the pill, and have been for the last 9/10 months. I had a scare last month, and was just wondering if it was actually possible to fall pregnant while taking the pill.
Thanks
2007-01-12 06:21:05 · 51 answers · asked by Iccle bear 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Trying to Conceive
Yes, it is possible. It's not 100% effective.
2007-01-12 06:24:25 · answer #1 · answered by Just me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is possible, it happened in my case! Usually it is due to the pill-taker and not the pill. If you follow all of the guidelines set by your doctor and the pill manufacturer, it is very unlikely. I had only been on it a short time and didn't follow the recommended time period before having unprotected sex. Sometimes your hormone levels can call for different kinds of the pill for different people so you should see your doctor as often as they ask you to, and BE HONEST while you are there. The Dr's questions and your answers to them will help them decide whether the pill is working for you. I went with a Mirena IUD instead, no failure rate and I don't have to remember a pill.
2007-01-12 06:28:31 · answer #2 · answered by Dee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely. Even taken absolutely according to directions (which only about 50% of users even do), it's only 98% effective (this percentage may go slightly up or down depending on the brand you use).
Add in the fact that most people aren't perfect users and skip a day here and there, forget to take it at the same time every day, or are outside of the ideal weight range (obesity can make it less effective) and that certain other medications like antibiotics can affect it, and far more than 2% of users concieve while using it.
2007-01-12 06:30:07 · answer #3 · answered by lrachelle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, i have two children to prove it.
Took it religiously and never missed. One was with the pill and the other with a patch. For some people it just doesnt work. But a lot of times it means you did something wrong, missed a pill, took it late, are on antibiotics, etc.
But yes, it is very much possible.
2007-01-12 06:24:51 · answer #4 · answered by 3rdtimesacharm 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's possible to get pregnant even while on the pill. The pill is not 100% effective, especially if you forget a dose or two. It's best to use a condom as well.
2007-01-12 06:23:51 · answer #5 · answered by Blue Jean 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is possible to get pregnant while on the pill, it is not 100%.
My close friend daughter was conceived while the mother was on the pill.
2007-01-12 06:23:54 · answer #6 · answered by Don 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you take some other kind of medication that adversely affects the pill, it can allow you to get pregnant. I know someone that just had a baby because she had sex while on an antibiotic while on the pill.
2007-01-12 06:24:17 · answer #7 · answered by Biskit 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it is. it is not likely with MOST pills but some only protect against pregnancy to 35% or 75%.... Most pills are 99% and even then missing a pill can help you become pregnant and soem women get pregnant without missing a dose.
2007-01-12 06:27:15 · answer #8 · answered by NewMommy!!! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How many times can people ask the same question?? Did they not talk things over with their doctor before going on the pill?? Did they not read the info that comes with the pill?? Did they not learn anything the health class in school?? Have not checked out a website?? Have they not talked to their friends?? OMG!!!!
2007-01-12 06:25:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. No contraceptive is 100%. They claim around 99% but also know that antibiotics and other things can render the pill useless.
2007-01-12 06:23:44 · answer #10 · answered by clearlyalienboy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you don't take it properly, then yes it's possible. But if you do take it properly it's very unlikely. It's pretty reliable, although sometimes it does happen.
I was on the pill for 13 years and never got pregnant.
2007-01-13 06:03:46 · answer #11 · answered by Ricecakes 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋