Birth Control pill pregnancy statistics

@SparklyKatie Said

The typical use pregnancy rate among COCP users varies depending on the population being studied, ranging from 2-8% per year. The perfect use pregnancy rate of COCPs is 0.3% per year.[1]

Several factors account for typical use effectiveness being lower than perfect use effectiveness:

* mistakes on the part of those providing instructions on how to use the method
* mistakes on the part of the user
* conscious user non-compliance with instructions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_oral_contraceptive_pill#Effectiveness

@someone_else Said

I don't have a link (I rarely do) but it looks more like 1/1000 if you're using it right.

@tomysandy Said

hormonal injection are very effective plus you don't have to worry about taking something everyday

@spellchick Said

Link to Birth Control Statistics

@Kristy69 Said

Wanna try that again with a little less sarcasm?
Jesus Christ...

@Kristy69 Said

What is the estimated number of women who get pregnant while using the pill and no other contraceptive?

Like __/100 women?

@tomysandy Said

Yeah i reckon so.
However it depends how good you are at taking pill regularly. Even if you miss one day it could lead to pregnacy. (actually happened to my sister) hormonal injection are very effective plus you don't have to worry about taking something everyday

@plebian_angel Said

and hormonal injections sometimes screw up a womans body!

@Victoriana Said

IUDs also are often not put into people under a certain age/who have not had kids.

A friend of mine had it put in at 24, which is under the' usual' age.

I thought that was pretty cool.

But then she ended up with a ruptured uterus, which is why they don't give it to people under a certain age/who have not had kids, because of the chances of injury.

@plebian_angel Said

I was thinking of getting an IUD until a friend told me this!