Sage

Thanks guys for pointing out the proper way to interpret statistics!

When I was on the pill/ring/whatever, I was told NUMEROUS times that IF a woman takes the pill CORRECTLY and doesn't take anything that will interfere with it (ie antibiotics) and is properly screened for preexisting medical conditions that might interfere with the uptake of the hormones (like the thyroid thing), then there is no way she can get pregnant. The pill makes it physically impossible to have the sperm reach the egg and do all that crazy little dancing that they do (watch The Miracle of Life on Discovery sometime, you'll see what I mean).

Personally, I think that if you're on the pill and having sex, and are still nervous about it and use a backup method, you're not as ready to be committing yourself to that person as you think you are. IMHO.

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