If you’ve stopped taking your birth control pill but haven’t had a period for several months, you could have post-pill amenorrhea (the absence of a menstrual period).
By taking the pill you are preventing your body from naturally producing hormones involved in ovulation and menstruation. Your body has been trained to depend on the synthetic hormones found in the pill; in fact, it may no longer make as many of its own. Therefore, once you stop it can take awhile for your body to return to normal.
For most women ovulation happens right away with their period starting within four to six weeks. However, some women, like those who’ve taken the pill to help regulate their cycle, may not have a period for several months.
Take a pregnancy test if you don’t get your period within three months. If after six months you still don’t have a period, go see your doctor.
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My girlfriend recently took a home pregnancy test and it was positive. My question is could stopping the pill essentially possibly cause a positive test. Weve always had protected sex, her on the pill and me using a condom. The only reason she stopped the pill was because after he period which shoulda happened Dec.12th she was switching to the shot form of b.c. The whole time she was off birth control we didnt have sex but she never got her period after stopping the pill. She took a test today (dec 21st) and it came back positive. How is this possible if at all? Shes has a doctors appt. scheduled but it could be a couple days.Any help is welcomed. Thanks
Comment by Jameson — December 21, 2009 @ 10:48 pm
Hi Jameson,I don't think that stopping the pill will cause a positive pregnancy test. Just a couple of preliminary questions to get a better understanding of the situation. Which birth control pill was your girlfriend on? If it is a low dose birth control there is still a small chance that your girlfriend may get pregnant, even if she takes it every day and at the same time every day, there is still 1 or 2% chance she may get pregnant because birth control pills are not 100% effective. Similar to condoms which are only 80% effective if used properly. Both in combination, there is still that small percentage of chance she may get pregnant. Usually, when a girl goes in to get the birth control shot, the doctor would take a pregnancy test first to make sure she is not pregnant. I am guessing that your girlfriend has not gone in for the shot yet and instead went and got a home pregnancy test first because she never got her period after stopping the pill. Home pregnancy tests may not always be accurate 100% of the time. It is always recommended to take more than one pregnancy test, at home and or by your doctor to confirm the results. Many home pregnancy test manufacturers also recommend waiting a few days before retaking the test again. If both results come back positive, your girlfriend would need to see the doctor because she most likely is pregnant.Hope this helps. Please keep us updated 🙂
Comment by Janine — December 22, 2009 @ 10:32 am
I have been off birth control for over 3 years now. For about the first two years my periods were normal about every 4-5 weeks apart. Since we have starting trying to have a family it has gone to every 5-6 months. I have taken many tests and all negative, I have even went to a doctor and the blood test was negative.
Could being on birth control caused me to be infertile?
Comment by Brittany — September 11, 2011 @ 5:18 pm
Dear Brittany,
The stress from trying to conceive may be causing your periods to occur once every 5-6 months. At the moment, there are no studies that have proven that long-term use of oral contraceptives will cause infertility. I would advise you to make an appointment with your doctor to find out what you can do to encourage conception.
Comment by Janine — September 12, 2011 @ 9:58 am
hi,im 17 years old and I thought that I got my period today so I went into the clinic to gey my first birthcontrol shot cause the nurse said that since it was gonna be my first shot I would have to wait till I got my period but when I got home and I took my tampon out it only had old blood on it. Not new blood .,so im scared now that I might not.be able to have kids. When cani get my next shot. Please help me.
Comment by Katherine — December 13, 2011 @ 2:50 pm
Dear Katherine,
I believe you did have your period. Once you get your shot, your period stops and that is why you stopped bleeding after you got your shot.
Comment by Janine — December 14, 2011 @ 7:15 am
Hi i have been off the implonal for about 6 months and i havent gotten my period. I dis a pregnancy test when i went to thedoctor for the allergic reaction to the hormones in the bc. I was wondering if this is normal? What can i do to get my body back to normal?
Comment by Amanda — April 24, 2012 @ 1:53 pm
Dear Amanda,
The best way for your body to get back to normal is to come off implanon and stay off of it until your body returns to its normal rhythm.
Comment by Janine — April 24, 2012 @ 2:19 pm
My period don’t come but every 6 or 7 moutha or longer what should I do I have tryied birth controls but don’t work it makes me stay on the hole time I take the pill
Comment by jessica — November 18, 2012 @ 7:34 pm
Dear Jessica,
I would recommend you to use a hormonal birth control to regulate your period. If you don’t want to go on the pill, you can try the patch, the ring, implant or the shot. More information on these different types of hormonal birth control here: http://www.birthcontrolbuzz.com/BirthControlTypesComparisonChart.aspx
Comment by Janine — November 19, 2012 @ 10:23 am