The First Time
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 10:10 pm
Hi, Scarleteen,
In the past I have posted here about a couple of pregnancy scares, and you guys have been so helpful! I am not having a pregnancy scare right now but thought I would ask your advice on something that's been weighing on me.
I've been with my boyfriend for about two years now and we are definitely in love. We have done a lot of sexual things in the past year, but have not yet had sexual intercourse. This is something we are both extremely interested in doing this summer, now that we're in college. However, since I was so scared about being pregnant over something not even resembling intercourse, I'm not sure how I'm going to handle actual sex.
I am on the birth control pill and have taken it perfectly for months, never missing one and always taking it within four hours of the same time. He, too, will use a condom. I know that at the most our chances of conception would be like 1.2% at the most, and 0.01% at the least. My question is, how would a pregnancy theoretically be able to occur? Even if the condom breaks, isn't my pill enough?
I am very much bothered by my anxiety over this because I feel it's getting in the way of my pleasure, but by the same token, I don't want to give myself a heart attack. If we use both those methods, is there any reason to worry?
I so appreciate your help on this.
In the past I have posted here about a couple of pregnancy scares, and you guys have been so helpful! I am not having a pregnancy scare right now but thought I would ask your advice on something that's been weighing on me.
I've been with my boyfriend for about two years now and we are definitely in love. We have done a lot of sexual things in the past year, but have not yet had sexual intercourse. This is something we are both extremely interested in doing this summer, now that we're in college. However, since I was so scared about being pregnant over something not even resembling intercourse, I'm not sure how I'm going to handle actual sex.
I am on the birth control pill and have taken it perfectly for months, never missing one and always taking it within four hours of the same time. He, too, will use a condom. I know that at the most our chances of conception would be like 1.2% at the most, and 0.01% at the least. My question is, how would a pregnancy theoretically be able to occur? Even if the condom breaks, isn't my pill enough?
I am very much bothered by my anxiety over this because I feel it's getting in the way of my pleasure, but by the same token, I don't want to give myself a heart attack. If we use both those methods, is there any reason to worry?
I so appreciate your help on this.