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A member asked:
How do ppl get pregnant by missing bc pills if when u miss them u have withdrawl bleeding and u are not pregnant ?
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Ovulation: As the hormone levels drop the ovary releases an egg. Ovulation occurs. Sperm, if they are there, impregnate an egg. This is widely known information and many pregnancies occur in this scenario.
Answered 4/21/2014
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