I had sex and didn’t get pregnant, am I infertile?

Most young people are super fertile—if 100 people who are under 30 years old, have penis-in-vagina sex once a week, and don’t use birth control, more than 95 of them will be pregnant within a year. Yet lots of folks don’t think they’re at risk for pregnancy, which may mean they don’t use birth control, or don’t use it as consistently as they could.

Still not working?

Want a birth control you can start right now? Try the pull-out method or get the over-the-counter pill. If you had sex in the last 5 days and didn’t use birth control, you can get emergency contraception (EC)](/birth-control/emergency_contraception) and prevent pregnancy before it starts.