Hello!
I am 18 years old and my boyfriend is 21. We have been dating for over three years and sexually active for about two. We have always been as safe as possible, using a condom every single time and even with a condom on he always pulled out and never came in me in case the condom failed.
Almost three months ago I started birth control. It's not the one where you only get your period every three months, I still get mine monthly.
When I first got on it we still used a condom with the birth control because my doctor told me to wait at least a month after starting before having unprotected sex, and I still wanted to be doubly safe.
However, the last two times we had sex we did not use a condom. He still did not come in me, though he did pull out at the last second the first time (I KNOW for a fact he didn't come in me though, he has too much respect for me to lie about something like that).
I am pretty good at taking my pill at the same time. I have an alarm set on my phone so I can't forget. The only time I took it late was within the first month, and it was only by an hour. I also took it about 45 minute early about a month ago because I was going somewhere and wouldn't have been able to take it when I normally do (I take it every night at 9)
My question is, based on this information, how protected from pregnancy am I even though we did not use a condom? This is not a regular occurrence and will not be in the future. Like I said, I prefer to be doubly protected.
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Hi CalGirl, You have been on your birth control for three months, that is plenty of time for it to reach the 99% effectiveness that most birth controls claim to have. Most birth controls are at that 99% within about 7 days, the fact that you waited 30 is great! I'm sure you know, but I would like to make sure that I point out that birth control does not protect against STD's, just pregnancy. You sound like a responsible young girl, glad there are still some out there. Hope this helped ya be "doubly" sure :-)
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I know it's not safe against stds but he has only been with one other girl before me and she was a virgin at the time. We try to be as safe as possible, just the last few times we didn't want to ruin the mood.
Thank you for your response (: I just worry some times! I feel better now though
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