Homelessness at 34 weeks pregnant?

euronorris

koalamummy wrote: »

http://www.patient.co.uk/doctor/Contraception-and-Special-Groups.htm

Sorry it is not the best source out there but is probably relatively accurate nonetheless

Ah I think that maybe I got the implant and pill mixed up with the injection!

Thanks for the link.

euronorris

Humphrey10 wrote: »

OK, I'll stop being lazy and use a calculator:
% failure of implant: 0.05%
% failure of male condom (used correctly - how on earth do you use a condom incorrectly? It's not exactly rocket science): 2%
% failure chance if you are using both: 0.05% x 2% = 0.001%
So extremely unlikely, but still possible, of course.

Condoms are often not put on properly - without education, most guys don't realise the important of pinching the tip before putting it on. That can lead to failure.

Also, people with rings and/or long nails, can accidentally nick the condom, creating a hole which can lead to a split. Sometimes this isn't noticed until afterwards.

Condoms have been known to slip off also :eek:

And then there's those who have already entered, and then withdraw again before putting the condom on. Again, without education, they don't always realise that they don't need to have ejaculated to get a girl pregnant. Sometimes, pre !!! is enough.

Humphrey10

Yeah but children are taught all that stuff in school. And also nowadays have the internet for research.

Mrs_Ryan

iKennett wrote: »

Source? I'm obese and I'm on one of those, I wonder why my doctor hasn't said anything?

Snap - I'm on depo provera for medical reasons (menorragia caused by fibroids) and she never told me this.

As it happens its failed for me anyway, if I could actually have sex I wouldnt be trusting it....

euronorris

Humphrey10 wrote: »

Yeah but children are taught all that stuff in school. And also nowadays have the internet for research.

People mess up. Especially when hormones are raging and/or alcohol are involved. It obviously happens, i couldn't tell you why in every case.

euronorris

And don't underestimate the power of 'it won't happen to me/us'.

looby75

Humphrey10 wrote: »

Ending up with an 'accidental' baby is impossible. It's 100% down to choice.
.

No it's not. My daughter is 100% accidental, I was on the pill, didn't miss it once. Missed a period, took a pg test and it came back positive, at my first scan I discovered that I was almost 6 months pg rather than the 3 months I though I was. I had 3 periods while pg.

Termination was not an option and neither was adoption, even though she wasn't planned she was very much wanted as soon as I found out she was there. Giving her up for adoption would have destroyed me. I was 18 when she was born and although it was hard being such young parents her dad and I don't regret having her for a second.

looby75

Person_one wrote: »

Here's a table showing the failure rates of the various contraceptives for people who seem to think that its possible to prevent every unplanned pregnancy.

The most effective (more so than male sterilisation) is the implant, and still 600 women have had pregnancies while using it in the last ten years.


Edit: Oops, forgot the table!

http://www.cks.nhs.uk/contraception/background_information/effectiveness_of_contraceptives

its interesting what it says about the implant, my sister got pg while on it (and didn't find out she was pg until 7 weeks before the baby was born :eek:) and while she was in hospital she met 2 other women who also got pg while on it.

Person_one

iKennett wrote: »

Oh i'll just shut up then shall I seeing as though my experience doesn't count. Open forum - get over it.

Statistically, no, it doesn't count.

euronorris

What worries me about the injection is the possible weight gain, which can then lead to bone loss!