• Can one get pregnant while on birth control pills?

Is it possible to get pregnant while on birth control pills? What is the failure rate if you use the pill correctly?

3 Answers

  • OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
  • New York, New York

If taken correctly extremely rare

  • OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
  • Buffalo, New York

Failure rate varies with different oral contraceptive, usually 2 to 6 percent.

  • Internist
  • rutherfordton, N.C.

Yes, BCPs are only about 96%-99% effective, although MISSING taking the pill is a frequent cause of "pill failure."

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