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If am on birth control and he is not using a condom can i get pregnant?

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Nothing's 100%: Assuming you are referring to oral contraceptive pills (ocp), the failure rate for typical use is about 8-9% per year, and "perfect" use is about 0.3% per year. So yes, it is possible to get pregnant while on oral contraceptives (birth control pills) but not likely.

Answered 8/12/2015

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Chances are low: if your are taking the oral contraceptive consistently and correctly.

Answered 11/4/2018

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