TroPi child

A TroPi child is a child who “ Tro tz Pi lle” is born. The reason for this is the failure of the pill as a contraceptive .

Pregnant despite the pill

The so-called Pearl Index shows how safe a contraceptive is . With a Pearl Index of 0.1, the pill is one of the most popular and safest contraceptives (mini pill “only” 3). For comparison: the Pearl Index for unprotected intercourse is 80. Nevertheless, women who use contraception often become pregnant. Your children are often referred to as TroPi children (despite the pill children).

If a pregnancy occurs despite the pill , application errors are often the cause. However, these are not taken into account in the statistics published by the manufacturers.

Failure of the pill

There are various attempts to explain the failure of the pill. The pill can fail with antibiotics , diarrhea , St. John's wort, even with minor infectious diseases ( colds ) etc. Even “ duds ” in production or counterfeit drugs cannot be completely ruled out as the cause, so in rare cases the preparations contain no or too little active ingredient. Also, obesity can limit the effectiveness of the pill may.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Family portal kinder.de: Pregnant despite the pill

This article is about a health issue. It is not used for self-diagnosis and does not replace a diagnosis by a doctor. Please note the information on health issues !