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  • Yes, exactly.
  • Yep, the pill is not 100% effective. Good Luck, ohh and be gentle with him, accidents happen :-)
  • She could not have been taking it regularly too.If she was not consitant it could fail them.Be sure to do testing to ensure the child is yours,then just always be there,for the child!Best of luck.
  • Jurassic park has an explanation for this!
  • well she might be taking an expired pill...
  • There are always ways for the pill to fail, even if taken regularly. For example, if the woman has to take anti-biotics for any reason, or has a bad bout of stomach flu (the pill doesn't stay in the digestive system long enough to be absorbed.) Even if his girlfriend was on the pill, your son should have been using a condom, especially if they haven't both been tested for STDs, regardless of the birth control issue.
  • Yup. The pill is 99% effective -- even when taken at EXACTLY the same time, every day, without fail, 1% of all users will become pregnant every year. Sex = babies. A pill is NOT going to stop that entirely.
  • or she wanted to get pregnant.
  • She may have stopped taking the pill in order to become pregnant, she may have been sick whilst taking it and therefore it's function was not as it should be or she may be one of the low percentage of women, who can still become pregnant whilst taking the pill.
  • I dont know how old your son is but I am 21 and I am now 8 weeks pregnant and have been on the pill religiously for 4 years. I do not use condoms as well as the pill because I am allergic to latex and to be honest I did put 100% security in something that had not failed me for 4 years, which I am sure was irresposible on my part. Something I think you should try to have in your head ( as I do while trying to come to terms with my new life) is that seeing as I was doing ( and your son was doing) something to prevent pregnangy from happening and it still happened maybe it was meant to be. I am sure once you see that baby you are going to fall head over heels. Try to be really supportive because my mom isnt at all and it really makes is that much harder.
  • it is possible for her to become pregnant now even though she hadn't before. the pill only works correctly if it is takin consistenly. if she misses days or doesn't take them the same time everyday ,that could effect how well they work..especially if she missed pills and doesn't make them up. i would know cause i might be in the same situation right now..and i did not take mine consistently at all..it was my first time taking them n i wasn't takin them reponsibly like i should have..but just as someone said in earlier comments be gentle on him and be supportive of both of them it will ease the situation for all of you very much...i know if i am i would really want my mother to be supportive even if it was stupid on my part.
  • Any birth control can fail. The efficacy is listed on the box or in the literature that comes with it. One of my friends is a pill failure.
  • Lots of things can make the pill no effective. Taking it at a different time, not taking it (missing), or antibiotics.
  • A virus, sickness, diarrhoea can all flush the body of medications including the pill. If she was in the oestrogen only 'mini pill' then it was also crucial never to forget one and to always take one exactly the same time each day. One rather more pressing problem than whether he's going to be a father - the pill can be very damaging to a foetus so you need to find out as soon as possible if its going to be healthy.
  • i have a "pill" baby so yes it is possible to get pregnant birth control is not 100% effective.
  • Yes, this is def possible. ..Especially if your sons G/F took one of more of her pills late.. or even forgot to take them completely.. Occasionally other medication can cause the pill to be less effective too.. and illness such as sickness / stomach bug can also do the same..
  • I have been on the pill on and off for the last 12 years. It never failed me until now. After my husband and I had our 3rd child, I went back on the pill and have been on it for 6 months. I just found out I was pregnant yesterday and I take it faithfully ever morning at 7 am. Never missing one or taking it late. After calling my ob/gyn, he informed me that it is not unusual. So yes, it could definitely happen. It is not 100% effective no matter how long you have been on it. Good luck.
  • My freind became pregnante and she was on the pill. Its 99% affective so that 1% can happen...
  • The pill is an easy method of contraception to mess up with. If you don't take it at the same time every day, it won't work right. If you miss a pill or two, it won't work right. That and even if you take it perfectly, there's still a 1% chance that you'll get pregnant. Personally, I'd demand that the girl get an abortion.
  • No form of birth control other than abstinence is 100%. It's entirely possible that the pill simply didn't work, or that she maybe missed a day, anything...
  • It's not fool-proof, they should have been so lax with protection. Even the condom is not 100% ensures no sperm reaches the egg. Sorry for sounding crude.
  • Yes it can happen..it happened to me.I don`t want to sound cheeky but maybe your son should have been using condoms as well,because not only is pregnancy a risk but they are also at risk of diseases.He should also take responsibility if he is going to have sex.I hope everything turns out ok.
  • its 99 percent effective WHEN USED CORRECTLY. that means no forgetting the pill, no vomiting and no diarrhea.[sorry]. she may also jsut not be a system that it works with. yes this is possible.
  • I've heard some girls can get pregnant on the pill and some don't have periods for a few month so they go doctors take pregnancy tests come up negative and then have a blood test. She might of missed pills to get pregnant. If she missed periods she would of told her bf.
  • It may simply be that she forgot to take one at the correct time. Thas happened to a few people I know and its just an innocent mistake. The pill is very unpredictable and just because it has worked for 6 months doesnt mean it will on the 7th month.
  • Yes, it's not 100% effective. Stomach bugs, other medications, forgetfulness or just plain old unlucky can cause the pill not to work. My sex ed teacher always told us to use the pill and condoms, the odds of them both failiing at the same time were miniscule and it'd protect us against STD's.

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