I heard that birth control can cause damage, and sometimes you may not be able to conceive. Have anyone heard anything like this? Please Help!!!
2007-02-21 10:48:50 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Trying to Conceive
Birth control doesn't have an effect on future fertility. For most people, ovulation and fertility return within about six months of stopping the pill. If you've been trying for two years, you've charted cycles, and established that you're ovulating, it's probably time to consult with a doctor, to make sure everything is okay-that there isn't a fertility issue. If you haven't tried charting cycles to see whether or not you're ovulating, and when it's happening, you may want to do that for a month or two, and make sure you're having sex at the right time in your cycle, before you consult with a health care provider.
2007-02-21 11:11:09 · answer #1 · answered by Erika G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The birth control pill did not damage you. Back in the day, the pill was used to help women get regular and that helped make them fertile. It was actually a fertility drug, because you're very fertile right after you stop taking it. It then dawned on someone that if you took it all the time, you couldn't get pregnant and voila! The drug companies got rich!
If you're having trouble getting pregnant, and you've been with the same partner all this time, he should see a doctor to get a sperm sample tested. If he checks out fine, then you'll have to go for a variety of tests. Most infertility problems can be rectified with minor changes or procedures. Good luck to you both!
2007-02-21 19:46:30 · answer #2 · answered by Karen S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I have heard about this in the past. As a teenager, I had a lot of problems with birth control and my doctor finally did a very thorough pap smear, where it was concluded that I had endometriosis. Alternative methods to the pill were discussed,like condoms and the depo shot. I was also told as an adult that I should stay off the pill for at least three months and track my ovulation cycle during that time( there are kits your doctor may refer you to) Needless to say, after six months of this and my OB doctor overseeing my health, I conceived my first child. After the first one, it becomes a lot easier to conceive, so you may want to go back on birth control after that, or soon after that! Good luck to you.
2007-02-21 19:10:24 · answer #3 · answered by monicastocker74 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I spoke with my ob/gyn and he said that it does nothing to you. He suggested that when I know that this is my last month of pills to start taking prenatal vitamins. Who knows - I have also heard of women getting pregnant two months after stopping the pill - when they are ovulating regularly again. Good luck. Do the charting on fertilityfriend.com maybe that will help.
2007-02-21 18:56:06 · answer #4 · answered by DD 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋