When to start taking birth control pills to regulate period
Will taking birth control pills regulate my periods, or will they be irregular again after I stop?
you mentioned that for the better part
of your life you've had irregular
periods and you're trying to have a baby
so of course you're frustrated because
this makes it very difficult to know
when you're ovulating or if you're
ovulating at all so that you can time
intercourse with ovulation and conceive
and achieve your dreams of having a baby
it sounds like you've sought help from a
doctor and that's good that's always the
first step because they can ask you
questions about your history perform an
exam and then decide what treatment is
most appropriate for your situation you
brought up thoughts about birth control
pills and how they do regulate you while
on the pill but then you're wondering if
when you stop taking them you stop being
regular sometimes birth control pills
are prescribed to women who are
irregular because it does regulate their
cycles long enough or at least for a
couple of months for the woman to try to
get pregnant once she's gone off the
pill on average it takes most couples
about six months to get pregnant and you
can actually get pregnant any time after
you've stopped taking the pill if you're
ovulating and you time intercourse just
right with ovulation so it as soon as
you stop taking the pill it doesn't take
months and months for your body to
return to normal cycles in fact like
you're mentioning it can regulate you at
least for a couple of months and your
cycles might start start to spread out
and become longer and longer and more
irregular again but there might be a
window of opportunity where you could
get pregnant if everything the stars
inline and everything comes together
just right talk with your doctor again
and based on their knowledge of your
situation they can recommend other
treatments might be more appropriate for
you or if you want a second opinion from
another doctor that's okay to do too if
desired
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