The reason why some of us aren't babydaddies turns 50. - Page 2

AOII Angel · #1 05-07-2010, 09:54 AM

I also think that there is a large proportion of women who do not take their pills correctly, ie. skip doses, don't take them at the same time every day. These little things will make your hormones fluctuate and can allow you to ovulate. If you don't take your pills right EVERY time, you MUST use a second form of birth control, ie. condoms!

AOII Angel · #2 05-07-2010, 02:04 PM

And, they make emergency contraception for these oops moments! Plan B doesn't even require a prescription anymore. Pharmacies are required to carry it. If you take it within 72 hours of unprotected sex, it has a very high rate of preventing an unwanted pregnancy. It is NOT an abortion, but only a very high dose of birth control pills.

SydneyK · #3 05-07-2010, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by AOII Angel

And, they make emergency contraception for these oops moments! Plan B doesn't even require a prescription anymore. Pharmacies are required to carry it. If you take it within 72 hours of unprotected sex, it has a very high rate of preventing an unwanted pregnancy.

But if you were on the Pill and end up with a true oops pregnancy, this kind of emergency contraception wouldn't help. Sure, it's great for "I wasn't careful" kind of moments, but not for "my Pill, which I took as directed, failed" kind of moments.

AOII Angel · #4 05-07-2010, 03:08 PM

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But if you were on the Pill and end up with a true oops pregnancy, this kind of emergency contraception wouldn't help. Sure, it's great for "I wasn't careful" kind of moments, but not for "my Pill, which I took as directed, failed" kind of moments.

No...I was talking about the "I know I screwed up and didn't take my pill or the condom popped or forgot I was taking antibiotics" kind of screw ups which are the most common kinds of birth control failures. The pill is over 99% effective if taken correctly which makes it VERY rare for those oops to happen.

DrPhil · #5 05-07-2010, 03:12 PM

Ooops, I did it again...
I played with your heart...
Got lost in the game...

Sorry.

AOII Angel · #6 05-07-2010, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by DrPhil

Ooops, I did it again...
I played with your heart...
Got lost in the game...

Sorry.

Oh Britney...you oops'd twice!

DrPhil · #7 05-07-2010, 03:18 PM

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Oh Britney...you oops'd twice!

This reminds me of the sex ed scenes in The 40 Year Old Virgin.

AGDee · #8 05-08-2010, 01:41 AM

I have a coworker who, at 42 had an oops pregnancy. She thought she could only get pregnant a day or two before her period. I remember her saying "He was here for the weekend like two weeks after I started my last one so I should have been safe" Unreal.

And then, when my daughter was in 8th grade, she came to me and asked me if I would buy condoms for her to give to her friend. Her friend was using the withdrawal method and my daughter was terrified that her friend would get pregnant. My daughter tried really hard to convince the friend that this was not an effective method. Thankfully, the friend did not get pregnant.