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Q: the Pill + Condoms = Wasted Pleasure Or Efficient?

asked by: SinatraFan25 on June 21st, 2007

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My girlfriend and I have been having sex regularly for a while now. She is on the pill (Lo-Ovral), but I have still used condoms as kind of a safeguard against the pill failing. She is religious in taking her pill (same time every day) and has been on it for years. Both she and I are eager to lose the condoms, but I still would like to know how much protection I'm losing by doing so. My guess would be not very much... constant taking of the pill appears to be pretty good protection, even if I ejaculate inside her. I'm just thinking that the added protection I'm getting from the condoms (if any) is worth the pleasure I hear I'm losing, haha. Any thoughts or experiences with this sort of thing?

Replies(7)

Llewellyn

replied on June 21st, 2007

Extremely eHealthy

If she takes the pill every day and at the same time every day, it is about 99% effective. So it is not 100% effective, but it is close enough that many couples use the pill alone. If you are nervous about losing that little bit of extra protection, you could ditch the condoms in favor of a spermicide.

SinatraFan25

replied on June 21st, 2007

New User

Llewellyn wrote:

She's allergic, so that isn't really an option. When people say 99% effective, that means that 1 in 100 women will become pregnant within a year of using the pill alone?

Tylanas

replied on June 21st, 2007

Especially eHealthy

yes, that's what 99% effective means.

I'd say yes, lose the condoms Wink

Llewellyn

replied on June 21st, 2007

Extremely eHealthy

SinatraFan25 wrote:

When people say 99% effective, that means that 1 in 100 women will become pregnant within a year of using the pill alone?

Yup, pretty much. Actually, according to this site http://www.plannedparenthood.org/birth-con trol-pregnancy/birth-control/effectiveness .htm., it is .3 women out of 100 (so 3 out of 1000) become pregnant in the first year with perfect use (taking every pill, every day, same time), and 8 out of 100 become pregnant in one year with typical use (forgetting a pill every once in a while, taking a pill late, etc.). So if she is taking it like she should, she's very well protected.

SinatraFan25

replied on June 21st, 2007

New User

Eiri wrote:

yes, that's what 99% effective means.

I'd say yes, lose the condoms Wink

Beautiful! Thanks all! It may take a deep breath and a shade of courage (you're taught from the time you start sex ed that condoms are a MUST), but I think losing the condoms is the way to go.

Thanks again for the advice!

LuzAradia

replied on June 26th, 2007

New User

Fyi

Condoms are not as effective as birth control pills (other forms of contraception may be as high as ™.8 but things still happen. I assume that condoms may help but statistically speaking lets say the pill she is taking is 99% and condoms are about 85%, after calculating the odds that just brings you up by about .5% if that. So better safe than sorry. I have been on bc for a long time allowing my bf to go inside and have not become pregnant. Good luck!

furrytail

replied on August 17th, 2008

Supporter

I was say to lose the condom as well. If she is on the pill and follows the regimen religuously then I think the statistics are in your favour. Besides, I know from experience that doing it 'bareback' is better that having the guy put an cover over his erection. I also like the feeling when the guy cums inside me and I feel it spurting up inside my vagina.
Wendy

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