My doctor told me that if taking the BCP for too long may make it more difficult to fall preganant in future.
is this true?
becuase i dont want to make my inferitily worse
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I hope not because im on BCP and will be until next spring. After that I hope to start trying again. So I hope someone answers your question because I would like the answer too.
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I was told awhile ago by a female gynecologist that long term use of a bcp like dianne does cause some more hormonal baggage like fertility problems. She said no more than three years. But even that seems too long. No other doctor has addressed this issue when prescribing dianne and I am not sure if this applies to other bcp.
not for me! I was on bcp on and off since the age of 16. I got off it in May, ttc'd like crazy and got pregnant in 3 weeks (at the age of 30)!!!! My doc actually told me that women with PCOS are most fertile the month they come off the pill. For a woman who would never have a period on her own (only with bcp) I am grateful she was right!
__________________ Me: 33
DH: 40
Married: July 31, 2004
Location: Western NY
Diagnosed: Age 16 (1991)
DD: Got pregnant right away after going off BCP and starting met 500mg.
TTC: No. 2 Gabrielle Elise born February 6, 2006
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I heard that too and you're supposed to come off it for a couple of months and then keep taking it again (if you on it for several years that is).
Personally, I've never had trouble conceiving after coming off the pill -actually I believe it helped me conceive as it helped with my hormone production (got pregnant twice on the first cycle after coming off the pill) -wouldn't normally ovulate.
From what I know, this is a widespread, but unfounded, rumour. I've heard often from unreliable sources that you should give your body a "break" from BCP every few years, but no doctor I've ever talked to agrees. I think you'll be fine.
__________________ Previously on Met, currently on Ortho Tri-Cyclen, Spiro, and cinnamon
I've only heard that's a rumour, too. I actually got pregnant quickly after going off the pill, but miscarried (from IR, is what they think).
Maybe it's only with certain types of high dose pills?
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bcp makes it difficult to fall preganant? 
