Is Long-term Pill Use Bad?????????

I work for planned parenthood, and have a special interest and education in womens health.

It is not dangerous to be on the pills for years!

Many women, my own mother included, was on the pills for many many years..

And she was on the highest dose versions too.

All the pill does is stop ovulation, which is not dangerous at all, and can be especially beneficial for women with cysts.

Hi,

I have been on the pill for 8 years.
I stopped taking it recently. I had the withdrawal straight away. It's since been just over three months and I haven't had a normal cycle yet.

Will it just take time? Urine tests aren't detecting hcg so that seems to be fine.

There are no problems with future fertility? My husband and I would like to start trying to conceive in a year or so, and I am just worried about being on the pill this long. Also, does anyone know how long to get off the pill before you start trying to conceive?

As soon as you stop the pill, you can ovulate the very next week!

That is why women who miss pills end up pregnant!

The pill does not affect future fertility.

Well I have taken it for 8 years and stopped.

Since I haven't had my period for 3 months.

I can certainly say it does affect somethings

The people in the getting pregnant forum would so disagree with you. Medical research does state that it normally takes 2-3 cycles for your body to regulate everything. It is possible to get pregnant the first month though. I know people who have.

Yeah, I can speak from experience. I got pregnant within the first month of being off the pill.

There is actually a new pill coming out that will be a whole year long! Random spotting will occour, but this is the first long-term pill, and it is very safe.

If that is true that would be great

it took me 3 mo. to get pregnant after getting off the pill

The reason that I began using birth control in the first place was to control painful functional cysts. I have been on either the pill or the shot for the last 6 years. This is my first month off any type of birth control. I think it gets that stigma because, let me tell you, i am *not* having fun. You get use to the lighter shorter periods than *bam* you find out what it is like for the rest of the world. My doctor told me that I could easily conceive my first cycle off. It really is up to the individual.