Family Practitioner Questions Pregnancy

Can one get pregnant while on birth control pills?

Is it possible to get pregnant while on birth control pills? What is the failure rate if you use the pill correctly?

3 Answers

If taken correctly extremely rare
Failure rate varies with different oral contraceptive, usually 2 to 6 percent.
Yes, BCPs are only about 96%-99% effective, although MISSING taking the pill is a frequent cause of "pill failure."