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not wanting to get pregnant
| Wed, 11-17-2004 - 10:42am |
I've been with my boyfriend for almost two years. I'm on the pill (ortho-tri-cyclen lo) and we use protection. My question is, should I still try to refrain from sex when it's my high fertility days to avoid pregnancy or am I pretty protected from becoming pregnant. I know there is no straight yes or no answer. I'm just wondering what the likely hood would be.

Actually, hon, there is a pretty straight answer.
When you`re on a contraceptive like your OTC-Lo, your body doesn`t ovulate. The normal ideas about "safe days" and "fertile days" don`t apply. Your body doesn`t ovulate, so you`re "safe" all month, unless you miss a pill, take antibiotics, vomit one/have diarrhea, or something like that. The only times that your body has "high fertility days" is when it`s uncontrolled by synthetic hormones and is operating on its own natural cycle - ie, producing an egg. So don`t worry about abstaining on certain days because you are continuously protected against pregnancy ALL month.
By "we use protection", I`m assuming that means that you all also use condoms. Birth control pills and condoms are a great combination for preventing pregnancies, as well as STDs. Birth control pills, when taken correctly, are 98-99% effective or better, and condoms add in an extra 85%ish effectiveness, which pretty much makes up for the 1-2% the pill is lacking.
Your chances of pregnancy are extremely low to pretty darned unlikely. In fact, it`s so unlikely that it`s pretty unthinkable that you would get pregnant while employing both methods correctly and consistently. I hope this helps.