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What you have been doing wrong on birth control and four reasons contraceptives can fail

Of these unplanned pregnancies caused by contraceptive failures, more than 75 per cent occur in women who are 20 years or older – not in teenagers

According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, an overwhelming 53 per cent of unplanned pregnancies occur in women who are using contraceptives.

Of these unplanned pregnancies caused by contraceptive failures, more than 75 per cent occur in women who are 20 years or older – not in teenagers.

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