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What is the effectiveness of the pill when having sex without protection (condoms)?
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Extremely high: The only reason to use a condom during intercourse while on birth control pills is to avoid a sexually transmitted infection.
Answered 1/8/2017
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Depends on use: Published pregnancy rate with the pill approaches 5% per year of use.It is likely that some of the failures include those who skip a day or otherwise fail to follow instructions for use.Intrauterine devices have the best rates with <1% failure per year.
Answered 1/9/2017
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