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Q: Condoms And the Pill

asked by: christet on December 6th, 2006

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Have been seeing my girlfriend for a while now and started to have sex about a month ago. Just wonderd if we use a condom and it doesnt slip off or split is it still possible for her to get pregnant. The other thing is the pill, where would she or I get it from? And how often does she have to take them?

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Kia

replied on December 6th, 2006

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Manchester in england?
She'd get it from her regular doctor.

And yes, if you use just condoms 100% correctly and no splits etc then there is a 1-2% chance of pregnancy.

That is for every 100 couples using condoms 1 or 2 of them will get pregnant.

Melissa_20

replied on December 6th, 2006

Especially eHealthy

kia_breizzze wrote:

manchester in england?

She'd get it from her regular doctor.

or she could go to the health department or a planned parent hood and get some.

christet

replied on December 6th, 2006

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Yes manchester in england....
Ok thanks for that.
Could I ask the doctor for them?, I mentioned it to her and she is very shy about it and said she didnt want to ask her doctor

Kia

replied on December 6th, 2006

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melissa_20 wrote:

kia_breizzze wrote:

manchester in england?
She'd get it from her regular doctor.

or she could go to the health department or a planned parent hood and get some.

not in england, mel.
We don't have planned parenthood or stuff like that

christet wrote:

yes manchester in england....
Ok thanks for that.
Could I ask the doctor for them?, I mentioned it to her and she is very shy about it and said she didnt want to ask her doctor

no, she needs to do it. The doctor needs to give her a basic health check before prescribing the contraceptive pill and needs to prescribe one that is right for her (this will be based on her health check and medical history).
She can also go to a family planning clinic http://www.Fpa.Org.Uk/helpnow/where/ instead.

If she doesn't want to ask her doctor for contraceptives then stop having sex - because if she gets pregnant it's going to be a whole hell worse than just asking for the pill.

Also make sure your condoms have the british kite mark on them, are in date and contain a spermicidal lubricant.
Never double condoms up as this increases the risk of tearing and never use any oil based lube with condoms.

Other than the birth control pill she could also ask about the nuva ring as well.

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