Question 1

what happens if you take birth control while pregnant?

Accepted Answer

Probably nothing: The pill contains estrogen and progesterone, both of which are normally produced in higher levels when you are pregnant.  You should not take ocp's when prengant - but if you do it is not likely to be harmful.

Question 2

is it safe to take birth control while pregnant?

Accepted Answer

No: Can not take birthcontrol pills while pregnant...

Question 3

what would happen if a woman would take birth control while being pregnant?

Accepted Answer

See below: This depends when in the pregnancy she took the birth control pill.

Question 4

is it safe to take birth control pills while your pregnant?

Accepted Answer

NO: You should not take birth control pills when you are pregnant.  If you are pregnant, stop them immediately and get in to see an ob/gynecologist for an examination.  Best wishes.

Question 5

can birth control make you feel pregnant?

Accepted Answer

Yes!: Oral contraceptives contain both hormones that a woman naturally produces during a pregnancy, only in much less amounts. Some women have breast tenderness and nausea from oral contraceptives.

Question 6

how effective is birth control with pregnancy?

Accepted Answer

Contraception: That varies with type of contraception.
There are a variety of medications that contain hormones, diaphragm, intrauterine device, condom, spermicides etc.  Each has different degree of effectiveness.

Question 7

will the birth control shot termenate a pregnancy?

Accepted Answer

No: It won't have that effect.

Question 8

how could someone get pregnant while on birth control?

Accepted Answer

Low chance: If a woman is taking birth control pills every day, same time each day the chance of her getting pregnant is low, about 1/100 per year.  There are several situations that can cause the bcp to fail, such as taking antibiotics or some other medications.  However the commonest reason women get pregnant on birth control pills is missing pills and not using a back up method.

Question 9

does birth control protect entirely against pregnancy?

Accepted Answer

No: In the most perfect of circumstances, birth control still can fail (but the "best" failure rate is approximately 3 per 1000 women taking the pill). Even today, there are factors that affect birth control reliability, such as obesity, drug interactions, absorption, dose of pill, etc. The number one cause of birth control failure? --- missing a pill or taking pills late!

Question 10

could i still get pregnant even if i use birth control?

Accepted Answer

Yes,depends on which: No birth control method is 100% even with perfect use (no missed or late pills), the failure rate is 0.3% (less than 1 couple/100 will get pregnant in the first year of use) or 9%-9/100 will get pregnant with typical use of birth control pills. The most effective birth control are iuds or implants.  They've also very easy to use, and as effective as permanent sterilization but reversible.

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