What does it mean by birth control failure?

like how does birth control actually fail you i dont understand can you explain this to me?What does it mean by birth control failure?
There are a number of forms of birth control: abstinence, condoms, foams, intrauterine devices, etc.





If a pregnancy develops when one of those methods is being used, that's birth control failure.





-StuartWhat does it mean by birth control failure?
Here are ways birth control can fail you


1 The Pill. You can get pregnant while on the pill if you do not follow the instructions carefully. If you take the pill, take it at the same time every day and make sure you follow all instructions for your particular pill.





2 Condoms. An estimated 2 to five percent of condoms break or tear during sex. Most often, this is caused by misuse; not using enough water-based lubrication can cause condom damage, as can fingernails, jewerly, and other objects.





3 Use of Antibiotics or other drugs or herbs with oral contraceptive birth control pills. Antibiotics have been knows to interfere with the effectiveness of combination oral contraceptives by decreasing steroid homorne plasma concentrations. Women who use combined oral contraceptives should use a different method of contraception during months that they take antibiotics.





4 Believing that you cannot get pregnant while you are on your period. Pregnancy often occurs mid-cycle, however, many women have become pregnant on their period and at other times of the month in which you might consider your non-fertile period.
Several things can cause birth control ';failure';. Antibiotics can render your bc ineffective so if your taking bc pills or shots or use any bc, it's wise to consult with your doctor so they can tell you whether or not your at risk for failure and the probability. If you fail to take it when your supposed to daily, it will not build up and it will fail. Illness can sometimes cause it to fail.


If you use condoms or diaphragms, certain lubricants can eat it and literally cause the physical structure to deteriorate and break down and become virtually useless.
Birth control can fail because of user error, or product error.





Sometimes a condom can slip, rip, or drip.


Sometimes a IUD can move to an improper location.


Sometimes the pill will not work because iot is not taken at the right time, or it is combined with outhe medications, or is just not appropriate for the users body type.


Sometimes a patch or ring can become over heated and release too much hormone and not enough will be left to last the month.


Sometimes spermicides don't work.


Sometimes Plan B isn't strong enough to prevent implantation.





The only 100% effective form of birth control is abstinence.
Like others said, if the birth control isn't doing what it's supposed to do (keep you from getting pregnant).





In the case of the pill, each person's individual body chemistry is different, so there is that 1% chance that it will fail because no one can predict if your body chemistry will work with the pill, but it is designed so that most womens' bodies do.
when you use it wrong then it fails. if you miss a pill, then your method of birth control has failed.





Read the fine print. Usually it will say something like, ';If used properly, the pill is 99.99% effective.'; Then you look at a study about how 10% of women on the pill get pregnant. That's because they did not ';use properly.'; So in effect, the pill has failed.





Let's play a game. Open your legs a bit. Put a quarter between your knees and hold it there by pushing your knees together. Know hold that quarter there until you're 18 and you'll be fine.
Your birth control [pill] could fail by not taking it every single day at the same time. That is, if you miss a day or take it many hours late. Here's a really great site that explains the ways all forms of contraception can fail: http://www.birthcontrolbuzz.com/blog/200鈥?/a>
I was on birth control and became pregnant twice and delivered two wonderful children. Why it happened could have been for different reasons? The consistency of taking it, your own body's resistence, or you might just be the 1% that it doesn't neccessarily work for.
Birth control has failed when you become pregnant while using it. For example, you use a condom but it bursts during the act or you take birth control pills but somehow you become pregnant. All forms of birth control have the potential to fail, and even when used as directed.
Birth control can fail in alot of ways, missing a pill is one of the most common ways, but also if you are taking an antibiotic it can weaken the birth control cause it to fail. these are just two of the ways that i know as most common, there are many more.
what type of birth control are you talking about. a condom can break. taking antibiotics while on birth control pills. not taking birth control correctly. what type of birth control.
If you get pregnant and you were on birth control, the birth control failed.





Rather self-explanitory, I think.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odi14WNyh50%26amp;feature=channel_page
Birth control comes in different hormone levels, if you take one that's too low, it can faill and get you pregnant
If the condom breaks or if your birth control just doesn't work and you get pregnant. No birth control is 100% effective.
you become pregnant even after using a condum or taking birth control or some sort of protection
It means it failed to work and you are knocked up. Or you failed to take it correctly.
It means when a condum or birth control dont work





duhhhh
...you get pregnant





its only 99% effective
depends on what type of birth control you have. condoms break, pills dont work (when taken on time) etc
Rubber Breaks, Pill F's up, Your Vagi-Thing fell out, result= YOURE KNOCKED UP
It means you're pregnant.





/michael
It means you get pregnant