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| Mon, 11-22-2004 - 1:35pm |
I was wondering if anyone has got pregnant while using the patch. I have been using the patch for a while now and at the beginning I also used condoms but lately we haven't been. I know people who have got pregnant while using the pill, but I haven't heard about anyone and the patch! So I was wondering if anyone had any input on that for me

A member of the September 2003 Playgroup got pregnant while using the patch. Here is a link to her posting: http://messageboards.ivillage.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=iv-ppplaysep03n&msg=9822.1&ctx=65536 just remember this is an exception, since less than 1% get pregnant on the patch.
Jessie
It's possible to get pregnant using --any-- method of contraception, no matter how statistically effective it is! If you have sex, that's a risk you take, albeit for hormonal birth control that risk is very low--98-99%. The risk with the patch is the same as that for the pill, and if you're not comfortable with that, you can always add condoms to help reassure you.
Good luck!
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