what are your chances of getting pregnant while on birth control?
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Birth control pills are considered effective, but not entirely foolproof. They're about 99% effective when you take them correctly. But that's if you take them perfectly, meaning at the same time each and every day. If you don't, your odds of becoming pregnant go up to 9%.
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There are many types of birth control available. However, abstinence is the only birth control method that is 100 percent effective. All other forms of birth control can fail occasionally. When birth control fails, it is possible to become pregnant.
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Condoms that go on the penis work 85% of the time. This means 15 out of 100 people who use them as their only form of birth control get pregnant each year.
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The main reason a combination birth control pill is the best kind is because most people live very busy lives and it's difficult to take the pill at the same time everyday. If you take the pill everyday at the same time, there is a 1% chance you will get pregnant and this number only increases if you miss your pill.
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In a study of 200 women who took birth control pills for at least a year, 40 percent had a period or became pregnant just one month after they stopped taking the pill. And by three months post-pill, nearly 99 percent had a period or became pregnant, Jensen said.
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There is no 100-percent effective birth control for people who have vaginal intercourse. But the pill comes close. Fewer than one of 100 women a year who use the pill correctly — every day — will get pregnant. About 8 out of 100 will become pregnant if they don't use the pill correctly, every day.
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Effectiveness. The NuvaRing is 91 percent to 99 percent effective.9﻿ This means that with perfect use, less than 1 out of every 100 women who use the birth control ring will become pregnant in one year. With typical use, 9 out of every 100 women who use NuvaRing will become pregnant in one year.
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The Odds of Getting Pregnant For most couples trying to conceive, the odds that a woman will become pregnant are 15% to 25% in any particular month. But there are some things that can affect your chance of getting pregnant: Age.
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IUDs are one of the best birth control methods out there — more than 99% effective. That means fewer than 1 out of 100 people who use an IUD will get pregnant each year. IUDs are so effective because there's no chance of making a mistake.
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A lot of the time, it's because people skip birth control or don't use it like they're supposed to. But about 5% of the time, women using reliable birth control find themselves unexpectedly pregnant. This is because while all of these methods have a “perfect use” rate, the “typical use” rate is much lower.
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The good news is that being on birth control for a long period of time will not hurt your chances of getting pregnant in the future. Birth control pills are made of hormones that keep your eggs from ovulating and make your cervical mucus thicker, in order to keep sperm away from your eggs.
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Can I be pregnant? It's very unlikely. When used correctly, the pill is up to 99.7 percent effective against pregnancy. Some women who take the pill also use condoms, because the pill offers no protection against sexually transmitted infections — only latex and internal condoms do.
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Sigh of relief: it does not. All reversible birth control methods will help prevent pregnancy while you're using them, but none have long-lasting effects on your ability to get pregnant when you stop. That's why people who use the pill but accidentally forget to take it for a few days can get pregnant that month.
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This pill is normally 92% effective. This means 8 in 100 people will get pregnant each year. It can be 99% effective if it's taken correctly and continuously.
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When it's taken perfectly it is 99 per cent effective, according to Planned Parenthood. That means that one in every 100 women taking the Pill could become pregnant.
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Out of every 100 people using only withdrawal as birth control, an estimated 20 to 27 of them will get pregnant within one year (1, 2). Even with theoretical “perfect-use”, an estimated 4 out 100 people would get pregnant within one year, but it can be difficult to use this method perfectly (1,2).
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If you use it perfectly, the pill is 99% effective. But people aren't perfect and it's easy to forget or miss pills — so in reality the pill is about 91% effective. That means about 9 out of 100 pill users get pregnant each year.