The pill is only 92-99.7% effective all depending on the type of pill, the hormones and how the women takes it.
I am currently 33 1/2 weeks pregnant while on the pill and using spermicide foam so just goes to show you that no form of birth control is 100% effective.
sometimes the pills can be defected so they won’t work like they are suppose to and also no type of birth control is 100% and even tho you have birth control they always suggest a back up like a condom
I did as well. Took it everyday at the same time and never missed a pill. had been on it for four year and my bf and I was using condoms EVERY time as well but I still got pregnant when I was 16. Nothing is 100% effective. Sometimes the birth control can fail and you can ovulate on it.
Because there is no 100% effective method of birth control except abstinence. Taking birth control as directed, as well as wearing a condom, using spermicides, etc. helps to lower the chances even more.
Your monthly cycle is regulated by hormones. Your various parts (mainly ovaries) produce the necessary hormones to get through each part of the cycle - level of one hormone builds after your period until it’s time for ovulation; there’s a kick of another hormone (leutin) for a day or two, you ovulate, and then you produce a different mix of hormones to say "that’s over, wait and see if any fertilized egg implants". The implanted egg would produce a pregnancy hormone (hGC - which is what home pee tests look for) to say "I’m pregnant, hold the period". If not, after a certain point, the hormone levels fall, and a period happens, starting the cycle. So each part of teh cycle reacts to having a certain does of hormone for a certain time to trigger the next part.
The pill contains the hormones to fool your body into thinking you’ve already finished ovulation, so get ready for a period.
Obviously, for some women, this is not enough sometimes to cause the body to skip ovulation. Every body is different, some react to different levels of hormones. Sometimes the ovaries ignore the signals and ovulate at the wrong time.
The effectiveness of the pill is statistically, about 3 out of 1000 couples who use it after a whole year will end up pregnant. Some women are the unlcuky ones whose body will ignore the signals from the pill all the time. Some are just unlucky sometimes. Some women need a stronger pill. The pharma companies try to put as low as possible a dose of the hormones in the pills, because too heavy a dose might cause medical problems (again, every woman reats differently).
For each woman, there’s only one way to find out if they are effective - the way your mom did.
February 8th, 2010 at 6:23 pm
The pill is only 92-99.7% effective all depending on the type of pill, the hormones and how the women takes it.
I am currently 33 1/2 weeks pregnant while on the pill and using spermicide foam so just goes to show you that no form of birth control is 100% effective.
February 8th, 2010 at 6:23 pm
Well, if you bothered to pay attention in sex ed…you would have heard that NO birth control is 100% effective.
February 8th, 2010 at 6:23 pm
easy bith controll is NOT 100%safe thats why
February 8th, 2010 at 6:23 pm
BC is never full proof. theres always those chances. yes its a slimmer chance but it does happen
February 8th, 2010 at 6:23 pm
Because birth control is not 100% effective, It can happen to anyone. I was on ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN, and took it everyday. But here i’am pregnant.
February 8th, 2010 at 6:23 pm
sometimes the pills can be defected so they won’t work like they are suppose to and also no type of birth control is 100% and even tho you have birth control they always suggest a back up like a condom
February 8th, 2010 at 6:23 pm
Because you still CAN ovulate.
February 8th, 2010 at 6:23 pm
I did as well. Took it everyday at the same time and never missed a pill. had been on it for four year and my bf and I was using condoms EVERY time as well but I still got pregnant when I was 16. Nothing is 100% effective. Sometimes the birth control can fail and you can ovulate on it.
February 8th, 2010 at 6:23 pm
Because there is no 100% effective method of birth control except abstinence. Taking birth control as directed, as well as wearing a condom, using spermicides, etc. helps to lower the chances even more.
February 8th, 2010 at 6:23 pm
Your monthly cycle is regulated by hormones. Your various parts (mainly ovaries) produce the necessary hormones to get through each part of the cycle - level of one hormone builds after your period until it’s time for ovulation; there’s a kick of another hormone (leutin) for a day or two, you ovulate, and then you produce a different mix of hormones to say "that’s over, wait and see if any fertilized egg implants". The implanted egg would produce a pregnancy hormone (hGC - which is what home pee tests look for) to say "I’m pregnant, hold the period". If not, after a certain point, the hormone levels fall, and a period happens, starting the cycle. So each part of teh cycle reacts to having a certain does of hormone for a certain time to trigger the next part.
The pill contains the hormones to fool your body into thinking you’ve already finished ovulation, so get ready for a period.
Obviously, for some women, this is not enough sometimes to cause the body to skip ovulation. Every body is different, some react to different levels of hormones. Sometimes the ovaries ignore the signals and ovulate at the wrong time.
The effectiveness of the pill is statistically, about 3 out of 1000 couples who use it after a whole year will end up pregnant. Some women are the unlcuky ones whose body will ignore the signals from the pill all the time. Some are just unlucky sometimes. Some women need a stronger pill. The pharma companies try to put as low as possible a dose of the hormones in the pills, because too heavy a dose might cause medical problems (again, every woman reats differently).
For each woman, there’s only one way to find out if they are effective - the way your mom did.