i take it at exactly the same time every day and have only the one sexual partner whom im in a very stable relationship with..is it still necessary to use condoms??? or am i safe just using the pill?
2007-04-08 13:26:06 · 8 answers · asked by wo235126 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
According to Planned Parenthood, of 100 women who use the pill, only eight will become pregnant during the first year of typical use. Fewer than one will become pregnant with perfect use.
Of 100 women whose partners use condoms, about 15 will become pregnant during the first year of typical use. Only two women will become pregnant with perfect use.
If you are ONLY concerned with pregnancy, taking the pill is actually MORE effective then using condoms. However, the pill does NOT protect against STDs.
I have personally been on the pill for 6 years now. My fiance and I never use condoms and so far we don't have any kids yet! :o)
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/birth-control-pregnancy/birth-control/the-pill.htm
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/birth-control-pregnancy/birth-control/condom.htm
2007-04-09 08:50:03 · answer #1 · answered by Alli 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please use a condom as well. The pill is not 100% and even with a condom, it's still not 100%, but you will always be protected. Just because you only have one sexual partner, just use condoms, for at least a year. Get tested three times or more in that year to be completely sure that neither of you has an STD. Even if you were just using condoms as contraception, I would strongly suggest you find another form of BC, because condoms were made to protect against STDs, not just to prevent pregnancy. Make sure you both have been tested a few times before you even consider having sex without a condom. Good luck! Please be careful.
2007-04-08 21:25:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The pill is NOT 100% . If your really are worried then use a second form of contraception. The pill can loose it's efficiency if you take antibiotics or other meds. The pill also will not protect you from STD's.
2007-04-08 20:35:50 · answer #3 · answered by peppermint 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As long as you are in a stable monogamous relationship, and are both free of any STD, yeast infection, etc., there is no reason why you should use condoms if you are on the pill. You may want to continue to use them if you want to be doubly sure you are not going to get pregnant though, just in case. They also come in handy if you want to have sex during your period, they make for an easy clean up for him.
2007-04-08 21:03:07 · answer #4 · answered by aqx99 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I was having sex with only one girl & she had ghonnoreah & chylmydia & swore it couldnt have been her. Then she recalled having a discharge (that I didnt know about) for over a year. Which was long before she met me. So peoples past catches up with them. I dumped her & she lost a good guy. Had she used condoms in the past it wouldnt have occurred this way.
2007-04-08 20:53:46 · answer #5 · answered by Willis C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may have only one partner. That does not guarantee that he has only one partner. Many many people get "mystery diseases" when their so-called monogamous partner brings home a "gift that keeps on giving". I have lost count of the number of persons who I have known to have gotten HIV/AIDS while they thought they were in a monogamous relationship.
2007-04-08 20:43:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
u should be ok with just the pill only if u keep the same partner
2007-04-08 20:38:23 · answer #7 · answered by NickyNawlins 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no. condoms guard against guys who never wash themselves
2007-04-08 20:28:46 · answer #8 · answered by (+_+) B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋