birth control pills...fertility?
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lyttleravyn
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As far as I know, birth control doesn't make you sterile. Some birth control is technically 'tricking' your body into thinking its pregnant so it doesn't send eggs out to be fertilized. Most forms are not even 100% efficient (I know, I got pregnant while on the pill!).
If you want to get pregnant and stop using any form of birth control, it will depend on your body when that will happen. You may be able to conceive right after stopping, other women might not be able to for a few weeks.
If you want to get pregnant and stop using any form of birth control, it will depend on your body when that will happen. You may be able to conceive right after stopping, other women might not be able to for a few weeks.
M.A.C. head.
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I think it's pretty ignorant to say that birth control has never caused infertility [I'm not saying that you said that, just a general statement], but I don't think it's a common occurrence.
I DO, however, believe that birth control is the cause of a lot of cancers and other ailments in women.
I DO, however, believe that birth control is the cause of a lot of cancers and other ailments in women.
caffn8me
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Contraceptive pills are supposed to cause temporary sterility but they aren't 100% guaranteed to achieve that. They do not cause long term sterility so once you stop taking them and they have worked out of your system you should be as reproductively capable as you were before you started.
I presume you are talking about Yasmin. This includes a synthetic progestogen (drospirenone) which has anti androgenic properties. It isn't known to cause sterility.
You can get the full lowdown on Yasmin here
If you are worried about Yasmin go and talk to your prescriber.
I presume you are talking about Yasmin. This includes a synthetic progestogen (drospirenone) which has anti androgenic properties. It isn't known to cause sterility.
You can get the full lowdown on Yasmin here
If you are worried about Yasmin go and talk to your prescriber.
minni4bebe
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i got PREGNANT on BC but trust me, it does not make you infertile. You're actually able to begin trying to concieve almost as soon as you get off it.
Iffath
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Female oral contraceptives or birth control pills contain various forms of synthetic (man-made) hormones such as estrodial and progesterones, both female hormones that regulate the female ovulatory (monthly period) cycle.
When we take birth control pills, we change the lining of the mucosa which can be thick and thin during the female cycle. Thick mucosa will prevent bacteria, and off course sperm from entering the reproductive tract. Thin mucous will allow sperm to enter the reproductive tract. Furthermore, there are some other physiological changes that occur due to these hormones and prevent pregnancy through other mechanisms.
Basically birth control pills prevent pregnancies, but are not 100% effective. For example, if a female takes antibiotics, or has diarrhea, then the birth control will not be properly absorbed by the intestinal tract. Not enough estrogen means risk of pregnancy. Eating grapefruit will also prevent absorption of various drugs.
Birth control pills will also NOT PREVENT infection from sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV/AIDS, gonorrhea, Human papilloma viruses, and other diseases.
It is recommended that one should use condoms in addition to birth control!
Birth control pills are associated with lower rates of ovarian cancer, but can also be associated with increased risk of breast cancer, especially in smokers, women with the BRCA1 genetic mutation, and other risk factors.
Birth control pills have not been associated with infertility, however, long term effects on the body are unclear and have not been fully investigated.
Birth control pills are associated with increased risk of embolism (blot clots).
It is recommended that women not use birth control pills for more than 8 years consecutively!
This is because it increases adverse health risks. For example, estrogen replacement therapy when taken for long continuous duration, is associated with increased risk of breast cancer. Furthermore, as mentioned earlier, estrogens are associated with embolism (blot clots).
Hope that helps.
When we take birth control pills, we change the lining of the mucosa which can be thick and thin during the female cycle. Thick mucosa will prevent bacteria, and off course sperm from entering the reproductive tract. Thin mucous will allow sperm to enter the reproductive tract. Furthermore, there are some other physiological changes that occur due to these hormones and prevent pregnancy through other mechanisms.
Basically birth control pills prevent pregnancies, but are not 100% effective. For example, if a female takes antibiotics, or has diarrhea, then the birth control will not be properly absorbed by the intestinal tract. Not enough estrogen means risk of pregnancy. Eating grapefruit will also prevent absorption of various drugs.
Birth control pills will also NOT PREVENT infection from sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV/AIDS, gonorrhea, Human papilloma viruses, and other diseases.
It is recommended that one should use condoms in addition to birth control!
Birth control pills are associated with lower rates of ovarian cancer, but can also be associated with increased risk of breast cancer, especially in smokers, women with the BRCA1 genetic mutation, and other risk factors.
Birth control pills have not been associated with infertility, however, long term effects on the body are unclear and have not been fully investigated.
Birth control pills are associated with increased risk of embolism (blot clots).
It is recommended that women not use birth control pills for more than 8 years consecutively!
This is because it increases adverse health risks. For example, estrogen replacement therapy when taken for long continuous duration, is associated with increased risk of breast cancer. Furthermore, as mentioned earlier, estrogens are associated with embolism (blot clots).
Hope that helps.
hello_kitty
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Interesting, I didn't know that more than 8 years is bad. Why is it bad? I just completed 6 straight years, starting on my 7th...
hello_kitty
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If you have had children, IUDs are a popular choice. I am not sure you can get one without having been pregnant before, though.
IUDs kinda scare me, I had to work up a lot of infected ones when I was on genital cultures at work. Yuck!
IUDs kinda scare me, I had to work up a lot of infected ones when I was on genital cultures at work. Yuck!
thestarsfall
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If you're done having kids then you could have a more permanent form of birth control (tubal ligation?) or you can have a IUD put in after you give birth to your last kid....
Or if you have kids later in life you could just go back on the pill until menopause?
Or if you have kids later in life you could just go back on the pill until menopause?
hello_kitty
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I think if you're mid 30s or older they try to avoid the pill since it increases complications.
I know, make your husband cut his tubes
It's reversible and rather simple, vs. it on a female!
I know, make your husband cut his tubes
thestarsfall
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One of my old roommate's mom apparently had a hysterectomy when she was done having kids...so you have the added benefit of no more periods...heh.
But yeah, I would just get my (future) husband to have a vasectomy....but he probably wouldn't go for that cuz he wants more kids than me.
But yeah, I would just get my (future) husband to have a vasectomy....but he probably wouldn't go for that cuz he wants more kids than me.
*Moni-Luv*
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Great topic. I just stopped my birth control pill and was wondering the same thing. I've been on it for 8 years and now I'm ready to start a family. =)
saiababy
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I have heard from a few sources that is in fact linked to male infertility. I have heard HORRIBLE things about the ring though. Here is a good link that talks about the history of bc and present day risks! Check it out Modern Birth Control: Blessing or Barbarism?.
Lauren1981
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they don't make you sterile but some can delay pregnancies. i was on depo for almost two years and the doctor told me that it might delay a pregnancy. i wasn't trying to have kids and wasn't too worried about it. but no, they dont make you sterile. depending on the woman's body and/or the b.c. she was taking at the most it can just delay it for a while.
Originally Posted by unkn0wn
has anyone ever taken yaz and had children afterwards? is it true that birth control pills make you sterile? |
they don't make you sterile but some can delay pregnancies. i was on depo for almost two years and the doctor told me that it might delay a pregnancy. i wasn't trying to have kids and wasn't too worried about it. but no, they dont make you sterile. depending on the woman's body and/or the b.c. she was taking at the most it can just delay it for a while.
lara
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Saiababy, that's an extremely biased source you've linked to.
For clear, unbiased advice about your options for birth control including any possible risks, make an appointment at your local Planned Parenthood, with your GP or with your gyn. Any answers you get from them will be tailored to your personal needs, health status - birth control is not something that you should be consulting Dr Internet about.
And for the record, no, hormonal birth control cannot make you infertile.
For clear, unbiased advice about your options for birth control including any possible risks, make an appointment at your local Planned Parenthood, with your GP or with your gyn. Any answers you get from them will be tailored to your personal needs, health status - birth control is not something that you should be consulting Dr Internet about.
And for the record, no, hormonal birth control cannot make you infertile.
