So that means if someone has sex 100 times, there is a 100% chance that one of those times will result in pregnancy?
2007-06-29 13:43:42 · 13 answers · asked by Chained 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
Nope. There are other "timing" issues.
The breaking (or failure) of the condom is 2/100, which is an independent event compared with getting pregnant which is about 5/28 days. So the probability of these two independent events both happening at the same time is 2/100 x 5/28 = 10/2800 = 1/280 which is about 0.35% -- less than 1/2 percent.
And if you think about this math during sex, I am sure you will never get pregnant, especially if you start by discussing the probabilities of independent events.
2007-06-29 13:46:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's not how it works..
The 98% effectivity applies to each individual condom. That means that every time you have sex there is a 98% chance that the girl will not get pregnant, and 2% chance that she will.
2007-06-29 15:07:54 · answer #2 · answered by girl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The effectiveness of condoms with correct and consist use is around 78%. That means that every time you have sex using one, you have a 22% chance of getting pregnant. It's numbers game.
If you suspect the condom has leaked or torn, try to get Plan B from the nearest pharmacy within 72 hours. The sooner, the better.
2007-06-29 14:00:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think when they declare the % of effectiveness of a method of birth control, usually it's the % of women who use this as their only method of birth control who manage not to get pregnant in one year. In your example if 100 women used condoms for a year, 2 would get pregnant and the rest wouldn't. Usually they tell you in the fine print exactly what it means.
(BTW, I think 98% is a little on the high side when it comes to estimates of the effectiveness of condoms.)
2007-06-29 13:55:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well...that's what they say!! So is taking the pill too!!
I have an 18yr old who was conceived using both the pill and a condom. I had been on the pill about 2 years by then and the condoms were a freshly bought pack.
Abstinence is the only SAFE and EFFECTIVE form of birth control!!
Good Luck!
(and no, the chance of getting pregnant is supposedly 2%)
2007-06-29 13:50:56 · answer #5 · answered by Lola 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
have not you ever heard of folk joking approximately ripped condoms, like this is how some young little ones happen. this is not only a shaggy dog tale. i think of its humorous while a in part bald guy's head is refered to as a ripped condom.(only concept i might throw that for the time of there). additionally like the guy beforehand me stated, they'd slip off.
2016-10-03 07:35:36 · answer #6 · answered by ehinger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. that would be that every 100 times you have sex you could get a girl pregnant 2 X. what this is saying is you have a 2 percent chance of getting the girl pregnant every time you have sex!!!
2007-06-29 13:49:11 · answer #7 · answered by george 2 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's not talking about a box as a whole. Each one is 98% so no that's not what that means.
2007-06-29 13:47:06 · answer #8 · answered by chickenb26 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. you spin a wheel 100 times with 98% of the wheel blue and 2% red, its possible you never land on the red.
2007-06-29 13:48:01 · answer #9 · answered by SFL305 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Many a child are made by accident. Condoms have expiration dates, you just have to be able to roll it out all the way to see it.
2007-06-29 13:48:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋