How Long Does It Take To Get Pregnant After Stopping Birth Control?
Early on most women try to do everything possible to NOT get pregnant; taking birth control pills, IUD, Depo-Provera, NuvaRing and the list goes on. Then a day comes when the woman wants to get pregnant. What then? Has years, or even just a few short months, of taking hormonal birth control affected ones’ ability to successfully conceive and get pregnant?
Most research out there suggests that no, fertility is not affected by birth control. However, it may take some time for a woman’s body (hormones, cycle, cervical mucus, etc) to return to normal after stopping birth control. Sometimes it’s as little as a few months. For others it can take significantly longer, one article suggests that it can take 3-18 months to conceive for long term Depo users.
Related articles:
Fertility After Birth Control from WebMD Health
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I’ve been on depo for 4 years now. I missed my last shot (June 15th) because we want to try for another baby. What are my chances of getting pregnant soon? Anything I can do like taking pre natal vitamins to help the process?
Hi Heather,
It really depends on your system. Unfortunately Depo is one of the BC methods that seems to take the longest for your body to actually get back to the fertile reproductive system balance. If you just let nature take it’s course, I’ve seen that it can take quite a long time for your cycle to return regularly. You can help it along by taking a fertility supplement like FertilAid to encourage your body to start producing the hormones necessary for your cycle to get back to normal. Good Luck!