Are Contraceptives 100 Safe?

You need to follow the instructions and use your contraception correctly for it to be as effective as possible. With some methods, such as the implant, there's no need to remember to take or use them. These are known as methods with "no user failure". No contraceptive is 100% reliable, and some can have side effects.

Is birth control 100 percent safe?

When taken exactly as prescribed, birth control pills can technically be 99% effective in preventing pregnancy. But in real life, it is often difficult to take the pills exactly as prescribed and so the overall, real-life effectiveness is about 91%. Abstinence is the only 100% effective method of preventing pregnancy.

Are there any 100% effective contraceptives?

Abstinence. Abstinence is the only birth control that is 100 percent effective and is also the best way to protect you against STDs. You may not be ready to have sex.