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Can birth control ever stop working i you take it every day without forgetting?
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Failure rates: The BCP has a listed failure rate of around 5% per year of use.This data likely includes some who forget a dose,skip a dose or take something that interferes with the hormones. IUD's are listed as less than 1%.All forms of birth control other than abstinence will occasionally fail.
Answered 5/25/2017
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