Is birth control 100?

The world is a beautiful place, with diverse creatures brimming around. Humans have come up with many scientific advancements; some of the most significant contributions are related to sexual health. Women’s bodies are no longer a riddle as they were earlier, thanks to discoveries like birth control.

But is birth control 100% effective in preventing pregnancy? As humans, we cannot deny our insecurities and human-made flaws. Hence it gives rise to this question – “Is Birth Control Really Safe?” Join me in this laugh-out-loud exploration where I look beyond scientific claims and examine this issue critically!

What Even Is Birth Control?

Before we dive into the deep end of the sea that is contraception let’s put on our snorkels and masks for a quick definition.

Birth control refers to various methods used by individuals or couples to prevent pregnancies from occurring. Most contraceptives work around ways of blocking sperm from fertilizing an egg, making it hard for them(egg+ sperm)to meet behind closed curtains thereby decreasing their chances of having sex effectively.

Contraception can further be divided into hormonal options like pills, patches or injections besides which we also have other alternatives such as condoms or intrauterine devices (IUDs). So yes you guessed it right folks there are numerous available options today giving you absolute power over your ovulation cycle!

Why would anyone choose not to use protection?

In an ideal world using contraceptive measures should be everybody’s mantra for safer sex except that people don’t follow ideologies all the time just because they make sense! If every woman could say “im trying but im exhausted ” then life would be perfect right?. Here’s why-

  • People might fail at acquiring knowledge about proper contraception
  • Deciding birth control can often stem from personal beliefs/ religious convictions.
  • Despite knowing better some people may decide against protection because of a single drunken night out or ignorance, leading to unwanted pregnancies.
  • Sometimes even people who use contraception run into some mishaps– whoopsie daizees

Proofing the Ef+fectiveness!

The Perfect Use Rate

Pharmaceutical companies suggest that birth control is 100% effective when used properly. And while there might be truth in this statement let’s take some time and examine multiple contraceptive techniques.

Birth control pills are up to 99% effective but have high error rates during misuse! That does not sound fun under any circumstances.

Methods Perfect use Typical Use
IUDs greater than >99% 99%
Implants >99% >90%
Shot/ Injection >94 >94%
Oral Contraceptives (Pills) Up to 99% 91%
  • According to several studies with typical usage around seven percent women still end up getting pregnant with IUDs and implants!
  • Oral contraceptives too can leave room for errors causing its success rate to only hover somewhere between 91-97 % approximately.

Let’s say you were browsing through your local confectionery aisle at the supermarket today wherein a placard stated:

“Our chocolates are so delicious they will put you on top of cloud nine”.

As solid proof supporting their claim, an average consumer may taste-test their chocolates on the spot if they want further reassurances about what has been said.

Remember folks trustwords do matter because at home ‘if it bleeds it leads’… maybe newspapers should learn from our food labels strategy?

An Inescapable Human Factor?

For all those feeling victorious by nailing down fear elevating odds calling dibs over storks flying past don’t pat yourself yet!—there is always a chance mathematical as well as human errors lie in wait.

It’s these unpredictable human factors, when contraceptives get overlooked or misinformation sprouts that lead to the failure rates of birth control. While we humans might claim perfection and impeccable knowledge let’s be real accidents happen all day long!

Without trying to sound negative it is important for everyone out there running caution-to-the-wind with contraception, to note how some of these errors occur! Among the common contraceptive errors include-

  • Misinterpreting the ingredients
  • Overlifting testing dispensation warnings
  • Using expired pills/devices/solutions
  • Failing to take prescribed daily dosage at specific times each day.
  • Making assumptions over what may /may not work.

Sex Education: Not Enough Is Being Done?

In conclusion upon skimming through this piece by now, I bet more than a couple must have wondered if such issues could’ve been avoided had they received better sex education? Lack of basic knowledge can push many individuals towards unwanted sexual experiences early on which further hampers one’s mental health adding to risks accumulated from unplanned pregnancies; it’s a vicious circle. It certainly doesn’t help that abstinence-only messages are still being preached predominately in several parts of our global villages thereby discouraging openness around healthy stuff like consent/ safer ways during sex instead perpetuating taboo even amongst adults- SHH don’t tell anyone but people eventually figure things out…

To sum up EVERYONE deserves access equal opportunities gaining informed choices—-why should one else decide for us otherwise?

Would you rather trust information handed down by your grandma or well-informed doctors who worked their way through various medical universities? Trusting science and technology has never hurt any soul afterall!

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