# What is the best form of birth control? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 23, 2012, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-form-of-birth-control/613691 "2012-02-23T03:27:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-form-of-birth-control/613691/41 "2012-02-24T23:20:22Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Because we’re a nitpicky bunch, I think it actually is possible. Not likely, but possible. [Superfetation](http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2011/04/27/superfetation-pregnant-while-already-pregnant/). 10 cases on record. 10 women who, you know in all probability, have said, “Are you SHITTING ME!?!?!?!” to a medical professional. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2012, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-form-of-birth-control/613691/42 "2012-02-25T03:11:44Z")
> [@WhyNot](#): > > [Superfetation](http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2011/04/27/superfetation-pregnant-while-already-pregnant/). 10 cases on record. 10 women who, you know in all probability, have said, “Are you SHITTING ME!?!?!?!” to a medical professional. I think that’s what I was thinking of. For all intents and purposes, you won’t get pregnant while you’re pregnant, but we can’t call it impossible. “The best form of birth control” is a hard question to answer - there are too many variables for different people. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-form-of-birth-control/613691.md?page=2)