CaitlinB
10-22-2003, 05:26 PM
I have a random question regarding birth control pills:
Under normal circumstances, the week surrounding Day 14 of a woman's cycle is considered the most dangerous time to engage in unprotected intercourse because she is most likely to ovulate (and therefore be more fertile) during this time.
My question is - is this same period of time still slightly more dangerous than the rest of the month when a woman is taking birth control pills...or do the pills throw off any sort of cycle regularity that might otherwise exist?
I ask because I've been on the pill for three months now and had sex on and around Day 14 of my cycle for the first time. I've taken every pill on time since I started, but I'm just curious if I put myself at greater risk.
Thanks! :)
Under normal circumstances, the week surrounding Day 14 of a woman's cycle is considered the most dangerous time to engage in unprotected intercourse because she is most likely to ovulate (and therefore be more fertile) during this time.
My question is - is this same period of time still slightly more dangerous than the rest of the month when a woman is taking birth control pills...or do the pills throw off any sort of cycle regularity that might otherwise exist?
I ask because I've been on the pill for three months now and had sex on and around Day 14 of my cycle for the first time. I've taken every pill on time since I started, but I'm just curious if I put myself at greater risk.
Thanks! :)
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Want 2 B Well
10-22-2003, 06:11 PM
Everybody fertility is different. I know people that have gotten pregnant on the pill.
Heck both times I got pregnant I was ON my period. (I was not on BC, however)
You are supposed to use condoms plus the pill, I think to be safe.
Even with all of that you still may get pregnant. The risks are very low but they are there.
Heck both times I got pregnant I was ON my period. (I was not on BC, however)
You are supposed to use condoms plus the pill, I think to be safe.
Even with all of that you still may get pregnant. The risks are very low but they are there.
Meg28
10-23-2003, 02:49 AM
But doesn't the pill prevent ovulation? So that they only way you could get pregnant is if you forgot a pill or two?
I'm not an expert on this but I'm pretty sure that it stops ovulation altogether.
Meg
I'm not an expert on this but I'm pretty sure that it stops ovulation altogether.
Meg
Jac
10-23-2003, 04:40 AM
The pill stops ovulation completly, so if you take it correctly you will not ovulate (theres probably some slim chance since its not 100%). If you do not take it correctly then you increase your chance of ovulation because your body misses out on the hormones that prevent the ovulation. So it really does stop the normal ovulation cycle.