Pregnancy after birth control pills

Throughout life before any woman, the question of contraception is repeatedly raised. Some girls are guided solely by their own considerations or by the advice and recommendations of their girlfriends, while others turn to a gynecologist with such a question.

In any case, at his own request, or the appointment of a doctor, the most often chosen oral method of contraception, namely, the reception of birth control pills.

This option, like any other, has its advantages and disadvantages - the taking of tablets takes a minimum amount of time and does not cause any difficulty, which is very important for modern active and business women, and quite high efficiency. Meanwhile, the taking of tablets should not be forgotten and, in addition, they have a sufficient number of undesirable side effects.

After completing the course of oral contraceptives, most women plan to become a mother and even more than once. It would seem, what could be the "snag"? In many instructions for use, contraceptive pills indicated that the onset of pregnancy is possible immediately after the end of their admission. And often this is indeed the case, moreover, some gynecologists specifically use this method to stimulate pregnancy. However, it is not always so simple, and often girls are faced with the inability to conceive a baby after the abolition of oral contraceptives.

In this article, we will talk about what processes occur in the body of a woman during the reception of birth control pills, and what is the probability of pregnancy after their withdrawal.

How do oral contraceptives work?

There are a lot of contraceptive pills, different in cost and mechanism of action. Most oral contraceptives cause the following changes in the body of a woman:

• oppress the functions of the ovaries, thereby suppressing ovulation, that is, maturation and release of the egg;
• make the cervix impassable for spermatozoa, thickening in it mucus;
• change the mucous membrane of the uterine cavity, not allowing the fertilized egg to attach to it;
• reduce the ability of spermatozoa to move through the fallopian tubes.

Pregnancy planning after abolition of birth control pills

Thus, during the reception of contraceptives in women, by and large there is no ovulation, and the probability of conceiving a future child during this period is less than 1%. But what happens after the abolition of birth control pills, and when will the pregnancy occur? This question is asked a huge number of young girls, for various reasons, beginners, or already taking oral contraceptives.

If the taking of drugs lasted 2-3 months, then after their abolition, the ovaries of the woman begin to work with redoubled force, and there is a so-called "rebound effect". In such a situation, pregnancy can occur very quickly, usually in the next menstrual cycle that has occurred after taking the last pill. It is often this method used by gynecologists, trying to promote the onset of a long-awaited pregnancy.

Meanwhile, taking birth control pills for a long time depresses the function of the ovaries to such an extent that after the withdrawal of medicines they will have to recover for a while. Usually this period takes 2-3 menstrual cycles. Unfortunately, oral contraceptives are hormonal preparations, which means that the entire reproductive system of a woman is changed, and in rare cases, her organs can not independently return to full-fledged performance of their functions. In this case, long-term treatment is required under the supervision of an experienced doctor.