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Re: Can you actually get pregnant on the pill? - November 7th 2010, 10:21 PM
The pill does 3 main things to prevent pregnancy.

It thickens your cervix which makes it very difficult for sperm to get through.
It stops you ovulating so if any sperm gets through there is nothing to fertilise.
It stops the lining of the uterus thickening do even if you ovulate and it get fertilised it can't embed itself and will be removed from your body during your period.

Chances of all three of those things failing is very slim I think it is like 1% failure rate to the pill if taken correctly which you have.