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 

House call with Dr. Andy: Fertility should return after pills; however delay in conception may be normal

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This entry was posted on Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009 and is filed under Fertility.