has any one ever gotten pregnant even when they use a condom?? please help?

Answer 1

Condoms are actually 86% effective. The companies advertise 97% effective (which still leaves 3 in 100 people getting pregnant using condoms...they're not meant to be foolproof), but that is IF conditions are perfect, such as the condom fitting perfectly, using water-based lube, the condom is in its prime age, spermicide is used, you withdraw IMMEDIATELY after ejaculation, and many other things. Real-life stats show that 14 out of 100 condom users become pregnant each year. There doesn't have to be a visible hole in it for sperm to get out...sperm are microscopic. They can also escape through the top ring. So it's better than using nothing, but not 100%.

Answer 2

Yes, about half of all the teenagers I have delivered babies for claimed they used condoms.

The condom, when used perfectly, has a failure rate of about 3% - so theoretically in one year, 3 out of every 100 couples that use condoms will become pregnant (as opposed to 85 out of every 100 couples that use no contraception at all)

Having said that though, in reality the condom has a failure rate of somewhere around 15% because most people don't use it perfectly - either it breaks, slips off, leaks, is used incorrectly, is faulty, is old or has been stored incorrectly and the rubber has deteriorated, or isn't used at all in the heat of the moment.

Answer 3

At any point where it is even *possible* sperm/semen [this includes precum] could have gotten in, on or near the vagina there is a chance you could conceive pregnant. Do not rely on symptoms, as symptoms of pregnancy are often at times ALSO symptoms of other things and problems. May it be major or minor, you could be getting 100 different symptoms of being pregnant and something completely different could be happeneing to your body. In order to conceive pregnant sperm must enter the vagina, pool in the cervix, join with an "egg" and attatch to the uterus creating an embryo. This seems like such a long drawn out process and the little "swimmer" has such a long way to go, foreplay and other sexual encounters shouldn't be able to get a women pregnant, right? Wrong! It is possible to conceive during many different acts, not just vaginal sexual intercourse. A woman can become pregnant through foreplay, anal intercourse, or as I said before, at any point where it is even *possible* sperm/semen [this includes precum] could have gotten in, on or near the vagina. Contraceptive [such as "the pill", condoms, spermicide, IUD's ect.] are NOT, are NEVER 100% fail-proof.

If your period is irregular [even if it is common for your period to be irregular] and there is a chance you may be pregnant, take a HPT [home pregnancy test]. If it shows negative, try another a few days later. If you continue to receive negative HPT's but you still *appear* to be pregnant, see your local OB/GYN or family practitioner, receive a blood test to confirm the negative pregnancy. If you receive a negative blood test [which are also not full proof!] but are still concerned that you may be pregnant, receive an ultrasound. This will show whether or not there is an embryo attatched in the uterus. If no embryo shows there may be something wrong and your doctor can futher diagnose you.

If a HPT, blood test or ultrasound confirm pregnancy, find an OB/GYN immediately! It is important to keep an tabs on everything going on in your pregnancy from step one, even if you plan on abortion or adoption.

If you have decided to become sexually active but are not TTC [trying to conceive] please be responsible and use proper birth control. If you do not have the money to purchase birth control visit your local Free Clinic. There are Free Clinics in every area and will provide you with proper care.

If you are underage and afraid to look to a parent or guardian, visits to Free Clinics and your OB/GYN *ARE* completely 100% confidential, although I would advise looking to at least one influencial adult in your life, this would create a support system where you could obtain knowledge, ask other questions, and discuss personal things with.

Good luck! Be safe, be responsible, be strong!

Answer 4

yes I got pg while using a condom. When I went to my obgyn she explain how nothing is 100% effective and condoms only work effectively 85% of the time (which really shocked me). Now a have a beautiful 5 month old baby girl.

Answer 5

Me? - no. But I personally know of 4 other couples that have.

I'm afraid the world puts so much emphasis on condoms as some amazing cure-all for "safe sex," but according to the docs I've talked to about it - with normal human use, they're really just about 85% effective.

Answer 6

I have a little nephew who was born even though his parents used a condom. So it's definatly possibly. No b/c method is 100% effective. Especially condoms.

Answer 7

Not me personally, but I happen to know that a good friend of mine was the result of that extra 1%. You know how they say condoms are 99% effective? Well, the extra 1% still leads to pregnancies, as well as STD's. It definitely significantly decreases your chance of getting preggy, but it is POSSIBLE.

Answer 8

Yep. We were using a condom ~and~ the pill. I should have known from the second of him being conceived how strong willed and stubborn my son would be. ;)

Answer 9

It is possible but the chances ar very low ubless the condom broke or had a hole in it. I wouldn't worry too much unless something like that happened

Answer 10

OH LET ME TELL YOU!!!! I was using condoms and on depo, and I got pregnant. I was also told at 19 that I would never have children b/c I had cervical cancer. SO ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!!