I really don't understand why people wouldn't use birth control at all. Since I made the choice to be sexually active, I sought out birth control.

I've known 3 girls who "thought it wouldn't happen to them," (so they used NO protection) and it did. It's insane.

I agree SeaAre, but then again I'm one of those people who is convinced it WILL happen to me, so I make sure to have a method I can't screw up (IUD now). Just not even trying and thinking it won't happen to you is silly!

Ah, boo, I got 5/6 but the only reason I got one wrong was because I didn't read it carefully enough! I thought the option for question #3 was "failure TO properly use contraception" instead of "failure OF properly used contraception"

It's mind-blowing to me that people who don't want to conceive will have unprotected sex. I just.don't.get.it.

People who shouldn't be having kids do and people who should be, don't!

Well some of this is part of religion and ethics, that tell them birth control is unacceptable, though they are still having more than likely sex and babies out of wedlock, which I think is still somewhat unacceptable. I'd rather use the birth control, than end up with a baby if I was sexually active, since I'm already going against the grain anyways.
But I don't have to follow those guidelines, and didn't, so I got birth control when I did become sexually active, even though I still ended up with an unplanned pregnancy anyways! But mine was due to my error.

Thank god for my IUD.

I'm always shocked at the amount of women who don't use birth control and then say they're surprised they got pregnant!

wow 6/6 i'm impressed with myself

i also find it weird when a girl isn't on BC of some sort...not using a condom fine but not being on BC is just irresponsible in my mind

i also knew that it's not mainly teens who get preggo by accident...tons of married people do too! it could happen to anyone!

Not protecting yourself is just irresponsible. You just have to prepare yourself for the way you live your life.

firefly, I am the same way.. haha. I saw it happen to girls older than me, so I knew it could be anyone.

I've also known girls to do it just for the attention/drama. It's crazy.

Even if you take birth control properly, women need to realize that certain medications may interact with your birth control. Doctors rarely mention this to women. So anytime you're given medication of any sort make sure you ask your doctor if it might interfere with your birth control. Otherwise, use a back up method

I know a few women who charted their cycles as their form of BC - and they miscalculated when they were fertile and are both moms now.

Beaner-- you know what they call people who use charting as their only form of birth control?

Parents.

Birth control is not 100% effective. I have my son now, conceived using birth control. I am in my 30s and have been using birth control for over 15 years. Was not taking any other drugs. Fortunately, I am married and was able to welcome a baby into my life. But it does happen.

Dear, I think you should have specified for #2 that you mean unplanned pregnancies only in the USA. I was thinking you meant globally since you did not specify. I think globally it would be much much higher than 1.1 million.

I know I watched Discovery Healthy yesterday and these ladies didnt know that they were pregnant. They only gained like 10 lbs and didnt show any symptoms of pregnancy! Talk about unplanned!!

100% YAY

I'm surprised only 25% of those couples break up... I thought the number would be closer to 75%, since over 50% of married couples divorce anyway

Awww shucks 5/6 the last one got me I thought the % was higher.

i can say for the women saying "why wouldn't she be on BC?" i am not right now, and it's not because I'm stupid enough to think "it wont happen to me" I'm constantly paranoid about getting pregnant, but I was HONEST with planned parenthood back in... January? and i told them how much i really make and they decided i could afford the INSANE amount they charge for BC and doctor visits. which i realistically cannot.

but this quiz only made me aware of some numbers, and reminded me of how persimistic i am when it comes to relationships and unplanned pregnancies.

Of course married couples are less likely to breakup than just people who are dating and have an unplanned pregnancy, that's kind of duh.

beaner, I know of several women who have used NFP or FAM methods for several years and they don't have any kids. Just because some women don't know how to do it properly doesn't mean that the method does not work.

Women who have IUDs- If I may ask, have you had children before (since on the ads it says it's best if you've had a child)? Also, do you have any side effects?
I'd appreciate the info

Oh and does anyone have the IUC as well? (Sorry, I've been searching around for an easier form of birth control that does not involve hormones, so any info would be very helpful! It's always nice to get someone's opinion who actually uses it)

This was was very eye-opening. Thanks Dear!

a million suns-- I have Mirena and have never had a child. There's more pain with insertion and a slightly higher risk of expulsion, but most doctors nowdays will give it to anyone. I didn't have to fight for it or anything.

a million suns- most IUDs have hormones, the copper one is the only one that I know of that doesn't. Talk to you Dr about them, the copper one will usually have you bleeding more in the beginning, but I think that's about it.

One of my husband's coworkers has been dating this girl for something like 3 months and she just found out she's carrying his twins because she didn't use BC. I think she's 20 and he's 25 and her parents want him to marry her to make it "right". I guess I don't really get that...how is a marriage like that even going to work? It's like a forced relationship and then you go and throw the stress of kids into it...sounds ridiculous to me. I am child-free by choice and I'm always sure to take my pill every day. I'm good about it, but if I was more forgetful, I'd probably try the patch or NuvaRing or something else that didn't require as much thought.

I work with teenage parents and most of the relationships break up before the baby is even born. It's sad but true. I think unmarried single parents are going to populate society and the hetereonormative marriage is going to bite the dust.

I would have been 6-for-6 on the quiz, but the last two were iffy.

Also, the main reason I am answering this survey is because when I was at my dentist, I mentioned my niece's two-year-old daughter and the dentist said he has a one-month-old son, their third child. The guy is my age (mid-40's).

"Well, it was an unplanned pregnancy."

He said his other two boys are 15 & 18.

I know it created my lovely 19 year old daughter!