Birth Control Side Affects?

This is simply not true. I was on the pill for a LONG time and was able to get pregnant both times I wanted to. Meet with your OB/GYN and talk about family planning. I wouldn't worry about fertility until you've spent a year trying to get pregnant. Have fun trying! :)

I was on the pill for 9 years with no side effects. When my husband and I wanted to start a family I went off the pill around December and used other forms of birth control for three months (because it is recommended you don't get pregnant until it is completely out of your system). I was pregnant by the beginning of July! We never thought it would be that fast...but it was really only 3 months after we stopped preventing it. Everyone is different of course. I started back on the mini pill about 8 months after my son was born (I was breastfeeding so the regular pill is not recommended because of the estrogen) and started on the regular pill after I was done nursing when my son was 1 year. I haven't had any bad side effects and I plan to continue with the pill until we are ready to start trying for baby #2. :o)

As you've already read, everyone is different. I was on the pill for 6 years and it took 4 before I was pregnant. Although now I'm thinking it was more about not knowing my body rather than being fertile/infertile. And note, we did the "regular" way to get pregnant, no medical help. I just found out about a great book to help us get pregnant with our 2nd. "Taking charge of your fertility" by Toni Weschler. This book teaches you about your cycle/body and how to get pregnant or how to avoid pregnancy. And this is not the rhythm method! So that is another option if you are considering getting off the pill but don't want to get pregnant right away. Good luck :)

This souns like a question better answered by your doctor. However, let me just tell you my own experience. When my husband and I got married, I was on birth control for a year. I stopped taking it and was pregnant the next month. I didn't go back on it after my first. We had twin boys 2 years after she was born, and oops... I was pregnant again when they were 5 months old. After I had my second daughter (4th child) I really didn't want any more surprises, so I'm back on it again now. So... that said, birth control did not make it any harder for me to get pregnant after. And I didn't have any major side effects with the pills. But not every person is the same, so definitely check with your doctor if you're concerned. Good luck.

I agree with everyone else. It will depend on your body and how it reacts to the pill. When my husband and I got married I went on the pill. When we decided to have a baby two years later my doctor told me it could take up to 6 months for me to get pregnant after I got off the pill. Went off of it in February and in March got pregnant. Both my husband and I were very surprised. Good luck.

I never heard anything about it messing up the fertility either your body can or can't from what the doctors tell me. I am one of those 1% who did get pregnant on birthcontrol. Now I have an dd that is turning 2 in June.

I have heard that same thing, but I don't know anyone who has had that problem. My sister has actually gotten pregnant ON the pill 3 times!!! I was on the pill before I got pregnant with my daughter--I was on the pill 10 years!--and I was off it about 3 months before my daughter was concieved. She was a surprise, so I can't say if I would have been fertile earlier. However, I have several friends who have concieved the very first month that they stopped the pill. If you are ready to start trying now, stop taking your plls and see what happens. Good luck!

I think a lot of it has to do with your own body chemistry and the type of birth control you are using.

I've used both the pill and Depo Provera shots. I got pregnant right away after using the pill but it took me almost three years to get pregnant after coming off the shots.

A good general rule is that it takes one or two cycles before your body really starts doing its normal routine for fertility, but that's not a rule set in stone. It will always vary and for some it just won't apply.

If you have any questions, talk to your doctor. They will be able to answer your questions since they have a lot more experience with this sort of stuff.

Have you read the labels - and all the warnings? What is printed is all they are required to tell you - there is probably more. There are dangers and consequences to doing unnatural things to your body. Of course it "really messes up your fertility" - that is it's job.

Also - are you aware that some birth controls not only prevent ovulation, but, also can prevent implantation of an already fertilized egg. So, in other words, you and your husband may have already participated in the creation of your beautiful little baby and it may have been artificially prevented from settling into your womb.

And really - what will be so different "in a few more months" . . . and then even more "in a few more months" . . .

Life HAPPENS! Embrace it and LIVE it!

I had heard that too and was a little worried about going on the pill myself. I can only speak from personal experience, but I was on the pill for almost 3 straight years when we finally decided it was the right time to start our own family. We expected it to take a few months after I got off for me to get pregnant. We were so surprised when I went off the pill and 2 weeks later found out we are expecting! Now we are due in 5 weeks and we couldn't be happier! So I'm sure for some people it might be more difficult to get pregnant when you go off the pill, but that sure isn't true for all cases! we never had any problems with it. Hope this helps!

I was on the pill for a year, got off in Feb 07, got married in March and without tryin or knowin in June I found out I was pregnant @ a OB yrly check up.. we were so happy.. today he is 4months and doing great!

thats my experience...

Good luck!

Every person's body reacts differently...in my case, with each of my two kids, the first month trying after going off the pill I got pregnant. So don't worry needlessly, be patient, and see how things go!

I'm not going to tell you anything much different than you've already been told. It really depends on you, the type of pill, the length you've been on it. I was on the pill for nearly 10 years before we tried to have a baby and got pregnant within 3 months (and two of those months we didn't really try because I wanted to give my body a couple of cycles to get used to not being on the pill). Another friend was on it for more than 12 years and got pregnant immediately after she stopped. And another friend who used it for about 15 years and it took almost 2 years to get pregnant. But there is no correlation that the pill is what caused her infertility.

Honestly, I think there is very minimal risk that the pill will cause long-term infertility (it's been on the market since the 60's and there are countless women who used it and went on to have healthy children without problems conceiving). But if it's a real concern to you, I suggest finding another method of birth control.

Everybody is different. I have a friend if she skips a day of pills, she is pregnant. For me, I have been on birth control since I was 18. My first was born when I was 21. We now have 4 kids and I'm 32. It took us about 6 months to get pregnant with all of them but my last and it took like 2 months. But I have other problems one of which is why I stay on birth control coming off only to have baby's. So you will be fine using birth control. And you can still get pregnant afterwards!

I had never heard that. I personally was on the pill for most of my adult life. Three months prior to want to begin trying to get pregnant, I got off the pill so my body could regulate on its own. And I got pregnant the first time on both of my tries. I am wondering if those that had issues - if it was caused by something else, not the pill. That is my thinking, it was more relational/coincidence, not the cause. I would talk to your Dr. they will have the most current scientific information. good luck!