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[–] str82L@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago (33 children)

99% effective is nowhere near 100%, perhaps counterintuitively. Sex twice a week for a year and you're probably in deep shit.

[–] Virkkunen@fedia.io 9 points 6 days ago (22 children)

The only birth control that is 100% effective is not having sex.

[–] str82L@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (13 children)
[–] LemmeLurk@lemm.ee 2 points 6 days ago

I don't get it. Does that mean on average a couple using condoms for 10 years will be pregnant 1.5 times?

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