Health and Medicine - Getting Pregnant Whilst on the Combined Pill

Getting Pregnant Whilst on the Combined Pill

A common question about using the combined pill is about getting pregnant whilst on the combined pill. Can you get pregnant while on the combined pill? Of course you could. No contraception method is 100% effective.

What are the chances of getting pregnant whilst on the combined pill?

If the combined pill is taken according to the instructions accurately, then the combined pill is over 99% effective as a method of contraception.

In another word, the chance of you getting pregnant when on the combined pill is less than 1 in a hundred in a year. However, if the combined pill is not taken according to the instructions, then getting pregnant is a possibility.

Since not taking the combined pill correctly can lead to pregnancy as if you were not using any methods of contraception, its is very important that you know how to correctly use the combined pill, what to do when you miss taking a combined pill, what side effects you may have using the combined pill and under what circumstances would the combined pill be less effective as a method of contraception.

How does the combined pill work to prevent you from getting pregnant whilst on the combined pill?

The main way the combined pill works is:

The combined pill stops your ovaries from releasing an egg each month (ovulation)
The combined pill thickens the mucus from your cervix, therefore making it less easy for sperm to get through.
The combined pill alters the lining of your womb.

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