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Originally Posted by Cerek
There are numerous birth control methods with varying effective rates.
Implantable rod - 99% effective
IUD - 99% effective
Shot/injection (Depro-Provera) - 99% effective
Oral contraceptive (various types) - 95% effective
Skin patch - 95% effective
Vaginal ring - 95% effective
Male condom - 84-89% effective
Diaphragm w/spermicide - 85% effective
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How many people have protected sex, every day, in the United States? I'd say.. ooh... Let's say, conservatively, a million. Just as an arbitrary figure. Lets say 10% would like a baby out of it. That leaves 900,000 couples, every day, having sex. If ALL of them are using IUD or the rod, that means 891,000 have a great time with no consequences. This leaves 9,000 people a day, stuck with a sprog.
Now I know this is all hypothetical, and the maths almost certainly WAY off (
), but 99%, given the scale of this, isn't quite effective enough, IMO.