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pr-greene
With my first pregnancy, I took fertility pills for about a month. I got pregnant shortly after, but miscarried. Then about a year later I got pregnant again, this time I went full term, and he is now 3. We are wanting another, but have been unsuccessful. I really don't want to try the fertility pills again. Any help would be appreciated.
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I agree with all the tips about knowing when you are ovulating and time intercourse starting about 5 days before ovulation and including the day of. Also, drink a lot of water to increase cervical fluid, do not use KY jelly as lubricant, and if possible, try to have an orgasm after your partner as the contractions can help to "suck up" the sperm into the cervix.
What are the chances of getting pregnant if you are on the pill, but don't use a condom?
mia2
I heard that you could still get pregnant even while on the pill. So I have been on the pill since I was 15 for medical reasons, now I am 20 and my bf and I had sex without a condom, but I am on the pill. I got scared and bought an EC pill the next morning. I enjoy sex without the condom, but I dont wanna keep buying EC pills.
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First of all, the EC pill is NOT meant to be used for contraception, and you should only use it for exactly what it's called - an emergency. The high levels of hormones are not only unhealthy as they throw off your body's natural balance, but it can mess with your current daily birth control pill. Not to mention the side effects are rather unpleasant and it's quite expensive in some places.
When taken EXACTLY as you're supposed to, oral contraceptives are 99.7% effective. That's a near-perfect success rate. Since different studies get slightly different numbers, I won't state it as certain fact, but it's widely accepted in the medical community that when used properly, oral contraceptives have the highest success rate of any kind of birth control, excluding, of course, complete abstinence.
However, "typical use", which is how most women use the pill, has much lower numbers. Studies have shown anywhere from about 85% to 95% efficiency. However, if you make sure to put yourself in the percent of women who take it exactly as prescribed, you will be much closer to the 99.7% rate. You should ask your doctor about this, and ask them to let you know if you are doing everything right. However, I can tell you right now the basics: you need to take each pill at the EXACT same time every night. Do not be even an hour late if you can help it and NEVER miss a pill altogether. Every woman's body works differently, and when in your cycle you miss a pill is also a factor, but if you want to ensure those near-perfect success rates, you need to commit to this.
You also need to be sure to follow all the instructions about what not to mix that was given to you by your doctor and/or your pharmacist. If you aren't sure, ask, but certain medications can interact with birth control pills, lowering their effectiveness (although if you are on a medication that is a necessity, then obviously you will have to take this risk). Also, eating or drinking certain things (like grapefruit juice) when you take your daily pill can have an effect. For strict health reasons, you should not smoke while on the pill, but I am just listing here things to do with contraception.
If you already do those things, great, and I apologize for telling you things you already are aware of.
Now that's explained:
Even if you follow everything in the most perfect way...there's still that .3% where nature wins out. Which is why it's ALWAYS a good idea to use a backup method of contraception, and condoms are a great choice for most couples. If you want peace of mind, you should talk to your doctor to make sure you are taking your prescription exactly as you're supposed to, and also use a backup method. I'm not sure how long you've been sexually active, but from what you said, it sounds like not very long. (I apologize if I'm wrong and you already know the following info, but I'm trying to explain as clearly as possible and not make assumptions about what you might or might not know.) The feel of a condom might take some time to get used to, and there are also all different types of condoms you can explore that might make it better for you both, including the non-latex options.
The condom is, in most cases, you best choice for a backup but if you and your partner have serious problems with it, you can always also look into one of the less common forms of birth control. However, these are not nearly as effective, but as it's just a backup, as long as you're vigilant regarding your primary method (in this case, oral contraceptives), that's not too much of an issue. To name a few examples, there is the female condom, diaphragm, IUD and natural family planning. You can also try different types of lubricants (although just a warning, these mess with your vagina's natural pH and can sometimes cause or make you more susceptible to vaginal yeast infections or bacterial vaginosis), which include ones that enhance sensation which might also help you enjoy sex with a condom.
There is also the additional, well-known reason for why you should also be using condoms: STDs. If you are NOT in a monogamous relationship, you should be using them no matter what, and even if you are and you are both completely clean, it's still a good idea.
Your regular doctor, or your OBGYN, or local sexual health clinic such as a Planned Parenthood can help you with all these things and help you decide what is best for you. But please, do not continue using the EC pill on a regular basis as contraception. Honestly, even if you were taking your birth control pill as a "typical user", your risk of pregnancy was still was greatly reduced and it's a bit of an overreaction. You should take it, for example, if you missed a pill and your doctor says it's necessary, or you were using condoms as a sole form of birth control and the condom broke.
And it may not be my place to say this, but if pregnancy is that terrifying to you, maybe you should reevaluate your current relationship and your decisions regarding sex. You have to accept that no matter what you do, there is ALWAYS a chance you might get pregnant, and you have to take that responsibility each time you have intercourse. I'm glad to know you ARE taking precautions and doing what you're supposed to, but I've never heard of anyone who uses EC as a form of birth control when they're ALREADY using something else. Unless there's something you didn't mention, you didn't miss a pill or anything, so why did you get so scared the next morning about being pregnant, so much so you ran out and got Emergency Contraception? (That's rhetorical, by the way - before I get a bunch of posters yelling at me for asking such a personal question.)
I hope this helps, and remember, no one on here, even if they ARE real doctors, can give you medical advice over the internet, so please always talk to a doctor about health concerns.
P.S. I started writing this before there were any other answers, if others have responded while I was writing this, I apologize if I repeated anything they said.
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