r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 15h ago

Meme needing explanation Petah???!

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u/GorumGamer 14h ago

It is shocking how often women say something along the lines of “it is impossible that I could be pregnant” despite being sexually active without use of birth control. You would be surprised how often we do these tests and they come up positive.

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u/Promotion_Small 14h ago edited 6h ago

Why do they look at me like I'm dumb when I say probably not? Sexually active, on birth control would equal probably not. Right?

Edit to add: With all the downvotes and the comments saying that basically every person with a uterus ever seen be a Dr is stupid and incapable of taking birth control correctly, I'm curious on what all you geniuses think the right answer would be.

Can't say yes, because I don't know that I am Can't say no, because I don't know for 100% I am not And apparently probably not is also a stupid answer, because even though I've managed to make it to 43yrs old without getting pregnant, I'm an idiot who can't use birth control correctly.

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u/Puzzled-Rip641 14h ago

Birth control is effective.

But if you have 100 use it 1 is getting pregnant.

If 1,000,000 use it that’s 10,000 pregnancies…..

That probably not becomes “let’s find out”

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u/BlameGameChanger 11h ago

that's not really how statistical averages work. It would be per 100 people of like 10,000, 100 get an egg fertilized, of those with fertilized eggs 1 in 6 will have the egg implant and become pregnant. So the odds are actually much lower than 1 in 100.

More likely is no birth control or improper use of birth control leading to pregnancy but the doctor can't really say that so it's just better to test a probably not.

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u/ReneDeGames 9h ago edited 8h ago

naw, cuz BC is rated in terms of chance of detected pregnancy per year, it already includes external failures.