I have battled with infertility for years, 6 months ago I gave birth to twin girls who were concieved with chlomid and IUI. I have been debating on going on the pill just to regulate my cycles, they never were regular before I got pregnant either, but I don't know if that would make my infertility problems worse when I quit taking it or if it might improve our chances of concieving at a later date when I come off of it. If anyone has any ideas, answers or information on this i'd greatly appreciate it.
2007-04-27 14:00:37 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Women's Health
I have always heard and read that birth control pills in NO way improve a woman's fertility.
The fact that they "regulate" cycles is also a kind of misleading because although you do bleed less and get a little more regular the pills are actually supressing ovulation month after month and this is certainly not "normal" for a woman's cycle.
That's why you should never take pills if you are wanting to be pregnant or you think you might be.
There are lots of things you can do without medication to improve fertility - diet, nutrition and lifestyle are EXTREMELY important. There is a great book on this that might help you - Fertility, Cycles and Nutrition by Marilyn Shannon
2007-04-27 14:05:45 · answer #1 · answered by Veritas 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reason for your fertility problems would help in deciding if the pill would work for you or not.
Basically, you have two issues here:
1. Infertility
2. Need for birth control temporarily
Even though you have dealt with infertility in the past, that does not mean that you couldn't get pregnant on your own (depending on what is/was causing your problem in the first place).
Birth control pills (or any hormonal form of birth control) will NOT help or worsen any infertility problems you may have. The only exception to this is if you have endometriosis. Using the pill to suppress your hormones and ovulation can greatly help to slow the progress of this disease and therefore may make it a little easier on you to conceive in the future.
The best person to discuss this with is your OB/GYN that knows your history, infertility issues and can assist you with making a choice of birth control that you can use now to prevent a pregnancy (I doubt that you want to get pregnant within the next couple of months with twins on your hands - congrats by the way!!!), but that will not cause you any issues later when you and your partner do want to try again (Do Not Use Depo no matter what the doctor says!!!!)
I hope that this has been helpful to you.
2007-04-27 21:25:58 · answer #2 · answered by TTC Dreams 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, especially if you have PCOS.
The Pill only helps regulate your cycle. After you go off it, your cycle becomes just as irregular and unpredictable as before with the same low chance of conceiving.
However, a endocrinologist can prescribe medications to help you conceive (so I have read).
2007-04-27 21:24:30 · answer #3 · answered by Tara662 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋