Birth control, no condom. . . uh oh?
I am on birth control pills. I take them at the exact same time every night and have been on them since April. My boyfriend and I always use a condom along with the pills but last night he didn't have one. I asked if he pulled out and he said "not all the way." So I guess he finished inside me for the most part. What are my chances of getting preganant? Should I get the morning after pill? Am I just overreacting?
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Yeah, you're overreacting. The birth control is the surest way not to get pregnant. The condom, while protecting against pregnancy (not as sure as the pill) is best for protection against STDs. So if it's pregnancy you're worried about, relax.
Honestly, it depends on how long ago you had your last period... you don't start ovulating until about 10-14 days after your period stops (which means you can't get pregnant). If you are closer to your next period than that, then you have a bigger chance. As far as the morning after pill.... I can't really say. I've had a few scares myself (I've been taking the pills for about 4 years now). But you have been taking them consistently for more than 3 months which is enough for your system to have it be pretty reliable. The pills are 99% effective. But there is that 1% chance to make you worried. The best advice I can give is to not panic. I get my period like clockwork on the same day at the same time thanks to the pill, but when I was worried about whether or not I was pregnant I was always late (sometimes a couple of days late) which was really scary, but it was more my stress and everything that made me late, not that I was pregnant.... stress can mess with your regularities and so can physical exertion if you are very active. So DON'T PANIC. You are at least 99% going to be fine, and with him partially pulling out and the possible time lapses between your other periods and this one... and so many other variables.... chances are you will come out of this unscathed... From experience, my boyfriend and I have always tightened up the ropes after a scare, and hopefully you will too... because this can be very stressful... tell your bf to make sure he pulls out next time! My bf and I only use condoms as well about 50% of the time and we're fine, but he has to pull out-- and early enough-- or you'll just keep doing this until the worst happens... GOOD LUCK!
Hunny, that's what birth control is for.. to enjoy the satisfaction of a guy doing that. Yeah, It's always more safe to use another way of contraception but you'll be fine. Don't stress over it or it's going to hold your period off more. Me and my boyfriend have sex all the time and he finishes inside me, nothings happened. THERE IS always that little chance of you getting pregnant [like 2%] but it's unlikely you are! Don't worry about it!
If you are taking the birth control pills properly (which you have stated that you are) then they are over 99% effective. You are not pregnant, so don't lose any sleep over it. Go out, you deserve an ice cream...don't ask...I just really want an ice cream right now....
I wouldn't worry that much about getting pregnant, but more about getting a STD. Next time wait until he gets a condom.
Pills are ONLY 99 per cent effective when used as directed and prescribed.
ANY TIME you have sex, protected or not, you can get pregnant.
The ONLY 100 per cent effective method is abstinence.
Nah, don't stress it. You have been protected by the pill long enough.