Q: can women get pregnant while correctly using birth control?

< 100% effective.: No form of birth control is 100% effective.

Q: how long does it taken to get pregnant after using birth control?

Depends: If the pill is used, you could get pregnant in the next month, but often it takes several cycles. If you had an iud removed, it could also be right after, but usually also several cycles. For injectable contraception, it depends on the product. For barrier contraception, it can be the next cycle. Ask you doctor for information specific to your form of contraception.

Q: what would most likely be recommended besides birth control? is using a patch better? i don't want to get pregnant yet.

Choices: Depo-provera; IUD; Nexplanon, Nuvaring. none, including the patch are "better", just different

Q: how could someone get pregnant while on birth control?

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.

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

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.

Q: how to get pregnant even though you're on birth control?

Not sure what is : Being asked. If you are trying to become pregnant - please don't take oral contraceptives. It is possible to become pregnant on oral contraceptives because no form of birth control is 100% effective.

Q: can women still get pregnant while taking birth control?

Yes , You Can : Even with perfect use of contraceptives there will be a failure rate of 1% or so in most of the series but still better than other measures.

Q: will my girlfriend get pregnant if she takes birth control?

Yes: The chances of getting pregnant on birth control pills is roughly 4/100. So if 100 couples use birth control pills correctly.....4 of them will get pregnant at the end of a year.

Q: can i get pregnant faster if i take birth control then stop?

Probably not: It is not likely that taking birth control pills will improve your fertility. It can take a normal couple up to 18 months to achieve a conception. Be patient, but if you have been ttc for over a year it is reasonable to see your ob/gyn for an evaluation.

Q: might you get pregnant while on birth control if he pulled out?

Birth control : You are on birth control. Whether he pulls out or not does not change the risk since birth control is very effective.

Question 1

can women get pregnant while correctly using birth control?

Accepted Answer

< 100% effective.: No form of birth control is 100% effective.

Question 2

how long does it taken to get pregnant after using birth control?

Accepted Answer

Depends: If the pill is used, you could get pregnant in the next month, but often it takes several cycles.  If you had an iud removed, it could also be right after, but usually also several cycles.  For injectable contraception, it depends on the product.  For barrier contraception, it can be the next cycle.  Ask you doctor for information specific to your form of contraception.

Question 3

what would most likely be recommended besides birth control? is using a patch better? i don't want to get pregnant yet.

Accepted Answer

Choices: Depo-provera; IUD; Nexplanon, Nuvaring.
none, including the patch are "better", just different

Question 4

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 5

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.

Question 6

how to get pregnant even though you're on birth control?

Accepted Answer

Not sure what is : Being asked. If you are trying to become pregnant - please don't take oral contraceptives. It is possible to become  pregnant on oral contraceptives because no form of birth control is 100% effective.

Question 7

can women still get pregnant while taking birth control?

Accepted Answer

Yes , You Can : Even with perfect use of contraceptives there will be a failure rate of 1% or so in most of the series but still better than other measures.

Question 8

will my girlfriend get pregnant if she takes birth control?

Accepted Answer

Yes: The chances of getting pregnant on birth control pills is roughly 4/100.  So if 100 couples use birth control pills correctly.....4 of them will get pregnant at the end of a year.

Question 9

can i get pregnant faster if i take birth control then stop?

Accepted Answer

Probably not: It is not likely that taking birth control pills will improve your fertility.  It can take a normal couple up to 18 months to achieve a conception.  Be patient, but if you have been ttc for over a year it is reasonable to see your ob/gyn for an evaluation.

Question 10

might you get pregnant while on birth control if he pulled out?

Accepted Answer

Birth control : You are on birth control. Whether he pulls out or not does not change the risk since birth control is very effective.

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