What happens after you go off the birth control pill
Whether you?ve been on the pill for one year or 20 years, you?re bound to notice a few changes when you stop taking it. The good news is that your fertility will likely return quickly, so you could potentially conceive right away.
How long does it take to get pregnant after going off the pill"
You can get pregnant within a month of quitting the pill, whether you?re taking combined hormone pills, which contain both estrogen and progestin, or progestin-only pills, says Nicole Todd, an OB-GYN at BC Women?s Hospital + Health Centre and Vancouver General Hospital.Â
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The best time to get pregnant
You can stop taking the pill at any point in the pack. If you?ve been taking combined hormone pills, which thicken your cervical mucus and change your uterine lining while preventing ovulation, you could start ovulating again one week after quitting.
Depending on the length of your cycle, you could start developing an egg a week after, which would be released about a week after that. If you time things right, you could potentially conceive two weeks after giving up the pill. But Todd notes that waiting a month before trying to conceive will make it easier to date your pregnancy because you?ll know the timing of your last period.
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