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ok me and my husband are trying to conceive. but i dont have normal cycles. so my doctor suggested to get on Birth Control to regulate my periods. i was just wondering if someone has gone through this before and had success. We're both able to have a child but never know when i ovulate. even with tests we dont know. how long does it take to get pregnant if i take them for like 3 months then stop? is this a wise idea or should i change doctors? Please help.

Answer 1

Since using hormonal birth control can make you infertile for up to a year, I would say *not* to do it. (Occasionally, it can also cause *permanent* infertility--a risk that's been known for at least 30 years; did your doctor give you any idea of the relative risk for you?) But if you're willing to take the risk, then you should know that it also rarely works. After being on hormones, when you get your period back, it is almost never any more regular than before you started.

Furthermore, you *can't* just go on hormonal birth control "until your cycles are regular" because when you're on it, you don't *have* any cycles!! You don't ovulate, and you don't have a period--the bleeding between pills is withdrawal bleeding, something very different biologically.

If you are ovulating, but you just don't know when, then charting will almost always help you get pregnant--risk-free. You can get all the information you need from _Taking Charge of Your Fertility_ by Toni Weschler.

I hope this helps. Good luck!!

Answer 2

I say change docs! Now! The birth control pill will NOT regulate your cycle - and it may make it even harder to conceive afterward. A better doc might suggest Prometrium or an ultrasound to see what may be causing your irregular cycles. If you are overweight then I highly suggest trying a low carb diet for a while (strangely it can help regulate your cycles) and some light exercise - like walking... Your doc has the best intentions but is clearly NOT a Reproductive Endocrinologist - which is who you need to be seeing my dear -- best of luck!

Answer 3

OK, when we take the pill we do not ovulate and our periods are fakethanks to the hormones! if you go on the pill you will start menstruating but as soon as you quit it your body will go right back to what it was before! I took the pill for 6.5 years and was never regular, not even on the pill, I was always irregular. The best thing you can do is this, take note! get the Fertile Focus Ovulation microscope, it is a saliva test that tells you when you ovulate and you can use it every day as many times a day as you wish. This is how it works, for women like us who have irregular periods and ovulate on different days every month this microscope tells you when you are about to ovulate and when you are ovulating. When we are approaching ovulation time our bodies start producing high amounts of estrogen which make our saliva cristalize, that is what you see in the microscope sample, whenever you start seeing that your saliva looks like a "fern" pattern means you are either about to ovulate or ovulating. If you go to the website you can see the pictures of how it works. Use the preseed lubricant, this lubricant does not kill sperm like all other lubricants asnd saliva do. Do this and give it a couple of months. Do not go back on the pill.

Answer 4

Every doctor has a different way of handling things. I don't know how current your doctor is with current practices (doctors have to take "classes" to stay current with their practice, but they don't have to take everything that is out there...only a minimum number of classes and they don't get to every one of them).

There are a variety of things that could be making your periods irregular (mine was my weight). There are many different ways of handling it too.

You need to decide if you like and trust your doctor. If you do then you do some research on your own and then go in and talk to him/her about what you've found and then you BOTH decide on the best way to handle your situation. If you can't do this with your doctor, then you need to change and find one that you can.

Going on the pill can regulate your periods; however, when you go off, they may not stay regulated. More than likely, you will not get pregnant while on the pill (it's not 100%) and some have problems getting pregnant when they get off of it too.

Since you are wanting to get pregnant, you need to start taking your folic acid (a vitamin). It's very important for women who are wanting to get pregnant or who are pregnant (for the baby).

Do a little research, a little reading, and then talk with your doc and make a decision you both can live with.

Good luck!

Answer 5

Birth control will reguate your periods. Go on them for a while until your period are normal and you figured out when you ovulate then go off them to try to get pregnant. I can't say for sure how long after you stop taking them you will get pregnant because everyone is different. It may only take 1 month or it may take 6 months. Just be patient and have fun trying for that baby just be sure to take your folic acid. Start that now. Just a simple vitamin.

Take Care and I hope all works out for you

Answer 6

Well taking the pill also can make it hard to conceive even up to a year after stopping...try to have sex every other night and put a pillow under your hips and stay still for at least 30 mins...this way you always have live sperm in you when you ovulate..try this for a few months it should work out..it did for me...good luck

Answer 7

i would stay on the pill for a year and then get off it. then give it another year. once off the pill it can take any where from 6- months to a year to get pregnant. you could also ask about meds that help you ovulate but dont block pregnancy. there is an increased chance of twins or more though. talk to your gyn about all of your options. three months isnt long enough to regulate you

Answer 8

Makes sense to me, actually.

I was on the pill for 12 years, and got pregnant (on purpose) my first month off. Then I did minipills for over a year while I nursed my daughter, went back on the regular pill for 3 or 4 months, stopped, and immediately got pregnant again.

It was nice to know when I could expect my period. And even though I didn't know exactly when I was ovulating, I could kind of guess. Obviously, it worked for us!

Answer 9

My cousin's doctor put her on the pill but told her to take one every OTHER day. It seems you actually have a greater chance of getting pregnant that way. She now has three kids, all conceived with this same method. Ask your doc.

Answer 10

I had the same problem and they said it was because I wasn't producing enough progesterone. My Ob- Gyn then put me on progesterone for days and a very low fertility pill for and I was pregnant with my now yr old son within the month.