No, the statistic takes all of the "what if's" into account, as it is the "percentage of likelihood that a woman, at any time in her cycle, may become pregnant when using this form of birth control.".
I would not be too concerned with the statistic, however, as most women are most fertile a few weeks before their expected period. The "what if" part of the equation is that some women may ovulate right before their expected period, and have sex where enough sperm travels into the vagina to "wait" for the egg and implant. This is not a likely scenario...just a chance...that we are unable to say for certain that you are not pregnant because you had sex right before your period. Women are able to get pregnant at any time during their cycle, because they may ovulate when they didn't think they were going to, or their period started early...so many factors.
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No, the statistic takes all of the "what if's" into account, as it is the "percentage of likelihood that a woman, at any time in her cycle, may become pregnant when using this form of birth control.".
I would not be too concerned with the statistic, however, as most women are most fertile a few weeks before their expected period. The "what if" part of the equation is that some women may ovulate right before their expected period, and have sex where enough sperm travels into the vagina to "wait" for the egg and implant. This is not a likely scenario...just a chance...that we are unable to say for certain that you are not pregnant because you had sex right before your period. Women are able to get pregnant at any time during their cycle, because they may ovulate when they didn't think they were going to, or their period started early...so many factors.
Does that answer your question?
April 29, 2010 - 1:40pmThis Comment
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