Well over 99% if TAKEN DAILY. So if you’re not disciplined enough to actually take the medicine daily without missing doses, the effectiveness drops a lot. If the woman is aware of her cycles and uses secondary techniques (avoid intercourse, “pull out technique,” or condoms) during highest risk times, that number is much better.
Source: am a guy, but happily married and we only have the number of kids we planned on. No murder needed
This exactly. My wife and I were together for a decade before we had a child and she never took birth control. We never even had a close call. It’s really easy to not have a
baby.
Well...My husband and I were also together for a decade before having our first. I took pills the whole time and never had a close call. I got pregnant on our first try, as soon as I stopped taking birth control.
I think they're not 100%, just nearly.
Well over 99% if TAKEN DAILY. So if you’re not disciplined enough to actually take the medicine daily without missing doses, the effectiveness drops a lot. If the woman is aware of her cycles and uses secondary techniques (avoid intercourse, “pull out technique,” or condoms) during highest risk times, that number is much better.
Source: am a guy, but happily married and we only have the number of kids we planned on. No murder needed
This exactly. My wife and I were together for a decade before we had a child and she never took birth control. We never even had a close call. It’s really easy to not have a baby.
Well...My husband and I were also together for a decade before having our first. I took pills the whole time and never had a close call. I got pregnant on our first try, as soon as I stopped taking birth control.