Has anyone on here had sex while on birth control pills and had an "accident"? I've been on them for a while and I just want to know how many people on this have gotten pregnant while on them.
Your input would greatly help me. Thanx.
2007-04-04 05:57:20 · 10 answers · asked by breathe_in2687 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Nothing, truly, is 100% effective at preventing pregnancy other than abstinence. I was 38 and my children were 18, 15, and 12 when our little surprise joined the family. She had been conceived when I had been taking birth control pills successfully for 11 years. It was such a part of my daily routine that I never missed a pill. I also never was sick and threw up after taking it nor was I on any other type of medication to interfere with it. My doctor said the chances of getting pregnant were very slim, but there is always that chance. I had taken birth control pills between my earlier planned pregnancies and they worked just fine. Birth control pills taken as directed are very effective, but not 100%.
2007-04-04 06:15:09 · answer #1 · answered by sevenofus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've only known two people that have gotten pregnant while taking birth control. For one, her doctor didn't tell her that it had just been released and that the effectiveness hadn't been proven yet. For the other it was my husband's mother and that was over 23 years ago so birth control wasn't what it is now. Getting pregnant while taking your birth control religiously isn't that common. Most of the time it's when a person misses a pill here or there that they get pregnant.
2007-04-04 13:02:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Never happened to me personally, but so many people i know ... this has happened to!
Although birth control pills are amazingly effective and highly convenient, there is simply no way you or the one you love should be using this dangerous form of birth control. There are clear risks that will invariably negatively affect the health of the woman using them.
My advice: Avoid birth control pills like the plague.
In simple terms, what's wrong with the pill (by the way birth control shots and patches are essentially the same thing) is it promotes continuous high levels of estrogen in a woman's body.
Science tells us this is dangerous.
A woman's natural cycle is composed of rising and falling levels of estrogen and progesterone. Birth control pills work by keeping estrogen at a sufficiently high level that they fool the body into thinking it is pregnant, therefore another pregnancy cannot occur.
We certainly don't know everything about estrogen or estrogen dominance, as it is called when estrogen levels remain high without being balanced by progesterone, but among the effects we do know are:
Increased risk of breast cancer
Increased risk of blood clotting,
heart attack and stroke
Migraines
Gall bladder disease
Increased blood pressure
Weight gain
Mood changes
Nausea Irregular bleeding or spotting
Benign liver tumors
Breast tenderness
Here is a link to find out how you can "naturally" prevent having childnren ... and there is always the "permanent" choice - which is what my husband and I did ... vasectomy.
http://www.mercola.com/2006/nov/16/natural-birth-control-methods-just-as-effective-much-safer-than-hormones.htm
2007-04-04 13:09:33 · answer #3 · answered by mrs sexy pants 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was on the Ortho-Low. I had been on it for about a year before I started having sex... didn't realize that they weren't strong enough for me until I missed my period and took a test lol.
I'm 18 weeks pregnant now.... about 4 months, and I've been married about 5 months. HUGE SURPRISE! Yes, I took them at the same time EVERY day.... and I was not on any medication that would counteract their effectiveness... My doctor (after the fact) said that this is the only pill that she has had problems w/ people getting pregnant while on...
So as long as you are on a stronger dosage and not taking any antibiotics that will counteract their effectiveness... and you take them at the same time everyday... you should be fine lol.
I say "fine" ... but there's always that 1% chance like me :)
2007-04-04 13:39:55 · answer #4 · answered by Lisa S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually the pills are quite effective if taken properly. By this, I mean you should take them at the same time every day: with breakfast, before bed, etc.
Some medications do and will interfere with the effectiveness, however.
2007-04-04 13:05:34 · answer #5 · answered by ivy9toes 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm 18 wks and got pregnant while on the pill, never missed a day and always took it at the same time. I guess it was meant to happen!
2007-04-04 13:04:25 · answer #6 · answered by Kitten 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had been on the pill (ortho-tri-cyclin) for 10 years and got put on an antibiotic in Oct. for an ear infection (only took the antibiotic for 3 days) and wam-bam! I'm now 26 weeks pregnant!
good luck! God bless!
2007-04-04 13:06:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
my aunt got pregnant twice while on the pill, but that was 19 years ago. pills have changed significantly. also you need to take into consideration that forgetting to take a pill ,the use of antibiotics, or taking it @ a differant time of day will change its effectiveness.
2007-04-04 13:05:36 · answer #8 · answered by michelle j 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. I never got pregnant while on them. I set my alarm clock on my cell phone to go off each day to remind me to take them though.
2007-04-04 13:04:52 · answer #9 · answered by cArTeR 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah my 2nd baby was a "pill" baby...dr. figured that my dose was too low to prevent my being a "fertile myrtle"
2007-04-04 13:00:31 · answer #10 · answered by Invisible Pink RN 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋