Medication complications, etc?
2007-05-29 13:25:52 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
The pill is not 100% effective. There is always that slim chance every time. The only way to be 100% protected is to abstain from sex.
2007-05-29 13:30:43 · answer #1 · answered by Small Town Gal 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I got pregnant on the depo shot! Alot of people I know have gotten pregnant on the pill.... I have yet to hear an explaination (other then not taking it properly). However, some things are just fate. No birth control method is 100%, it was that 1 chance in 100,000! I considered it hitting the lottery!
Very Best Wishes!
2007-05-29 20:31:16 · answer #2 · answered by gracie 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Well I got pregnant while I was on the pill, plus my boyfriend and I used a condom.( It came off without us knowing) Like everyone is saying its not 100% effective. My doctor thinks that even though I was on the pill I might have needed a higher dose of estrogen. So that could be it.
2007-05-29 20:36:27 · answer #3 · answered by sweetlittledvl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know that certain drugs such as antibiotics will decrease the efficacy of the pill. Tetracycline is one. I don't have a list of specific drugs but perhaps you could look online for those. I ought to know, the pill failed me when I was on tetracycline, he's 14 years old now!! At the time they didn't know that much about drug interactions with the pill. Good luck and be careful.
2007-05-29 20:40:46 · answer #4 · answered by Nursewise 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are two reasons you can get pregnant while using the pill:
1. Skipping a dose
2. Breakthrough ovulation - which is basically ovulating despite the fact that you are taking medication to supress it. Life finds a way!
2007-05-29 20:33:17 · answer #5 · answered by Veritas 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can tell you this. I got pregnant on the pill. I was on penicilan for strep throat. I took the pills religiously for 7 years, every morning at 9
2007-05-29 22:13:12 · answer #6 · answered by Ashley 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The "pill" is not 100 % , also as you mentioned, some medications, (antibiotics for one) will make the pill not work properly.
2007-05-29 20:33:52 · answer #7 · answered by NAN G 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
medications such as antibiotics can interfere with the pill's effectiveness, and there is always that 1% chance of getting pregnant while on the pill.
2007-05-29 20:36:17 · answer #8 · answered by Jess 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The pill is not 100% effective. Thats what could explain it.
2007-05-29 20:32:36 · answer #9 · answered by Preggo_Wife 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, of course, forgetting to take them. Also, birth control is less effective for overweight women (which is surprising.. most medications don't have this effect). But there is always that .01% non-effectiveness eh? I would say the mostly likely is forgetting to take a pill and not realizing it. No one is as careful as they think.
2007-05-29 20:30:10 · answer #10 · answered by Holy Macaroni! 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋