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anony7777
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Is Long-term Pill Use Bad?????????
Posted: 02-13-07 17:30pm
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I have heard that you should not be on the
pill for more than 3 years in a row, and
then should take a break. I asked my
doctor recently and she said it is not
true. However, i've learned that
different doctors say different things.
What do have you heard on this subject?
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Carifairy
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Posted: 02-13-07 17:51pm
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I work for planned parenthood, and have a
special interest and education in womens
health.
It is not dangerous to be on the pills for
years!
Many women, my own mother included, was on
the pills for many many years..
And she was on the highest dose versions
too.
All the pill does is stop ovulation, which
is not dangerous at all, and can be
especially beneficial for women with
cysts.
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anony7777
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Posted: 02-13-07 17:55pm
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There are no problems with future
fertility? My husband and I would like
to start trying to conceive in a year or
so, and I am just worried about being on
the pill this long. Also, does anyone
know how long to get off the pill before
you start trying to conceive?
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Carifairy
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Posted: 02-13-07 18:49pm
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As soon as you stop the pill, you can
ovulate the very next week!
That is why women who miss pills end up
pregnant!
The pill does not affect future fertility.
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monkeygirl22
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Posted: 02-13-07 21:59pm
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The people in the getting pregnant forum
would so disagree with you. Medical
research does state that it normally takes
2-3 cycles for your body to regulate
everything. It is possible to get
pregnant the first month though. I know
people who have.
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Tylanas
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Posted: 02-15-07 02:50am
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| monkeygirl22
wrote: | | the people in the getting
pregnant forum would so disagree with you.
Medical research does state that it
normally takes 2-3 cycles for your body to
regulate everything. It is possible to
get pregnant the first month though. I
know people who
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the range of fertility stated by these
women and by carifairy is based off of
each individual woman's cycle. Carifairy
stated the soonest the body could ovulate,
but obviously it could take longer.
Neither answer is wrong.
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ebarnhard33
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Posted: 02-16-07 16:46pm
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Yeah, I can speak from experience. I got
pregnant within the first month of being
off the pill.
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cece7
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Posted: 02-17-07 19:54pm
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| carifairy
wrote: | i work for planned
parenthood, and have a special interest
and education in womens health.
It is not dangerous to be on the pills for
years!
Many women, my own mother included, was on
the pills for many many years..
And she was on the highest dose versions
too.
All the pill does is stop ovulation, which
is not dangerous at all, and can be
especially beneficial for women with
cysts. |
thanks for this because one of the reasons
I am on the pill is for cysts and I have
been on it for years.
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Tylanas
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Posted: 02-17-07 20:37pm
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There is actually a new pill coming out
that will be a whole year long! Random
spotting will occour, but this is the
first long-term pill, and it is very safe.
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cece7
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Posted: 02-19-07 18:26pm
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If that is true that would be great 
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Tylanas
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Posted: 02-19-07 23:08pm
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| cece7
wrote: | | If that is true that would
be great |
it's very true, it was on cnn XD
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aduke00
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Posted: 03-07-07 15:45pm
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it took me 3 mo. to get pregnant after
getting off the pill
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mc4ever02
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Posted: 03-07-07 18:25pm
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The reason that I began using birth
control in the first place was to control
painful functional cysts. I have been on
either the pill or the shot for the last 6
years. This is my first month off any type
of birth control. I think it gets that
stigma because, let me tell you, i am
*not* having fun. You get use to the
lighter shorter periods than *bam* you
find out what it is like for the rest of
the world. My doctor told me that I could
easily conceive my first cycle off. It
really is up to the individual.
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