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writes:Basically, me and my boyfriend of nearly 3 months had sex last week when the condom split, even though im on the pill im still worried i could be pregnant?!?! I know what your all say that if i've been using the pill properly it wont happen, but.... last month i refused to take my week break so instead i just started on the this months pack.... now im worried as im due in 2 days time and not sure if its possible i could of fallen pregnant or not.
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reader, anonymous, writes (25 July 2010): Of course you can't catch an STI if you're both clean. Who ever told you that was probably trying to scare you.
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reader, person12345  +, writes (20 July 2010):
 It is good to be safe. You should keep using condoms if it makes you feel safer. However just to clear things up, "you can STILL catch STI's and HIV even if your both clean" no you can't. If you've been tested and are both clean then you can't just magically get them. They can ONLY be transmitted through sex or sharing blood. I do "get it." I've been through all this before and have done a LOT of research about this stuff. Like q said, these diseases don't come out of the air or from toilet seats or hugging. They come from sharing fluids like blood or semen. There's no point in being tested if you can transmit them whether or not you're clean. By all means, do keep using condoms though, it's always better to be safer than less safe.
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reader, Honeypie +, writes (19 July 2010):
 Keep using two types of birth control. They can both still fail, chances are they won't at the same time.
It's nice to see someone of the posters age group taking ACTIVE initiative to avoid pregnancy and STD's.
And No. if you are clean you will not catch any STD's or HIV. Someone may carry it ( for instance HPV in a guy is not always something you can see, he can carry that and chlamydia (and many other STD's) around and never have a outbreak, yet he can pass it along to every single girl/guy he sleeps with.)
So using condom regardlessly is VERY SMART!
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reader, Music-chick +, writes (19 July 2010):
Music-chick is verified as being by the original poster of the questionperson12345 i dont think u get it. you can STILL catch STI's and HIV even if your both clean, which we are seeing as we both got tested before the relationship.
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reader, person12345 +, writes (19 July 2010):
Oh. OK good to hear! Well now that the condom broke, you aren't pregnant. However, you should both now be tested for STDs. Both people (unless one of you was a virgin). Goods news is, after you're both tested you'll know if you're both clean and won't need to use two forms of protection anymore.
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reader, Music-chick +, writes (19 July 2010):
Music-chick is verified as being by the original poster of the questionWe're only using a condom so that way we wont end up catching anything. jmc930 what you said about being worried about pregnancy is true, but even if you use everything possible you can still fall pregnant, as my cousins an example of that. it's not that im scared of being pregnant, im scared that my boyfriend might end up leaving me & mine and his family resenting me.
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reader, anonymous, writes (19 July 2010): well i didnt have all 7 of mine on the pill but i did have some of them on the pill. and all of them on birth control except number 4 who was planned. rofl...and i swallowed them...same time everyday, every day, even on the week break. sooooo it could happen but i seriously doubt it. unless your husband is from Garvin County, Oklahoma...and his last name starts with a T...their sperm is so strong you can conceive using esp....
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reader, Tisha-1 +, writes (19 July 2010):
 I know someone who has 7 children, all conceived while she was on birth control pills. Another one who has 2 girls, also conceived while on BC. Just to remind people that being on the pill is not a guarantee that you will avoid pregnancy.
The other reason for condom use is to prevent transmission of certain infections. Just being on the pill doesn't prevent those.
Contact the doctor who prescribed your contraception and doublecheck that you can change up the schedule as you did.
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-topics/birth-control/birth-control-pill-4228.htm
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reader, person12345 +, writes (19 July 2010):
Not taking the "break" week doesn't decrease the effectiveness at all. I did it all the time so I wouldn't have a period during vacation or whatever. I don't know why you would think it would. Furthermore if you thought it would why would you "refuse" to take the break week? Mostly that week of placebos is in there to simulate a period, not for any effectiveness reason. You do not need to use condoms while you are on the pill. There's absolutely no rationelle behind it especially as you freak out when the condom fails even though there's nothing to freak out about. He can finish inside you without consequence as long as you take the pill correctly. You're not pregnant. And you don't need condoms, just keep taking the pill. And whatever you do, never take the morning after pill while taking the normal pill. You'll just make yourself very sick. What you did did NOT decrease the effectiveness. One more thing, since you didn't take the break week your next period will probably be strange so don't freak out. You're not pregnant. Relax.
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reader, anonymous, writes (19 July 2010): Based on everything I've read and heard from my gynecologist, it's perfectly fine to occasionally skip your period week with a monthly pill cycle. The key word there is occasionally. If you were taking your pill every day at the same time and not taking antibiotics or other medicines that decrease the effectiveness of your birth control, you should be fine.Don't stress about missing your period since you aren't even due to have it yet. Stress can cause late periods, too, so the more you're panicking, the higher chance that it might be a couple of days late. If you don't get your period at all, it'd be a good idea to buy a home pregnancy test and then go to a women's clinic like Planned Parenthood for a real pregnancy test for confirmation of the at-home test if you're still uneasy.If you're terribly worried about being pregnant, that is a sign that perhaps you are not ready for sex. If you fear the consequence of sex (pregnancy!), it's a good idea to just abstain.
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reader, Honeypie +, writes (18 July 2010):
Only one way to tell - none of us here have a magic 8 ball to check on your cycle.. so take a pregnancy test if your period doesn't start as it should, just be aware that it may be a little out of sync of you took the pill during the time where you normally have your period.
How many days before you had sex did you late a pill?
Some cover 48 hours, some 72.
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reader, anonymous, writes (18 July 2010): Whether you take the break or not doesn't matter, doesn't effect you more or less. So yeah, if you are taking them correctly (everyday near the same time) then you'll most likely be fine. Nobody I know who's on the pill has ever used a condom whilst being on it.
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