So I asked a question a while back on one of the forums about gender prediction. And I guess I posted to the wrong forum or something, but I got some backlash from women that are trying to get pregnant but cannot for one reason or another. I guess they don’t care about gender, and I can understand that.
When hearing stories about women trying to get pregnant for months or even years, I was always wondering, does birth control pills has anything to do with it? I don’t mean to gloat in my own success, but I got pregnant on the first try, literally, and I’ve never used birth control pills. As soon as my hubby stop pulling out (he he) I got knocked up. I haven’t looked up any studies but is it possible that birth control affects child bearing?
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I feel the same way. I do not use birth control either…I don’t believe in using it. I feel that it does affect your ability to conceive and the way I look at it is its my life and when I want to get pregnant I don’t want something like being on birth control for years to affect that. The doctors say that it does not affects it but I don’t care what they say because I 100% believe that it does. Plus they probably just say that to convince them to take birth control to keep teenagers from getting pregnant since theres so much of that. But I’m a teenage mom and I’m a great mom I don’t think age has anything to do with it, but you know how people are.
I used birth control for many years. I went off of the pill for a few months, but used condoms until I was ready to get pregnant. As soon as I tried, I got pregnant right away. Faster than I expected!!
I have been on different types of birth control many different times and the 4 times I went off (pulling out or not) I got was pregnant very fast like the first month or so. My first and my last were little surprises but that was ok my husband and I were very excited each time.
Birth control ABSOLUTELY DOES NOT affect fertility. Except for DMPA (the shot, you can become pregnant immediately after discontinuting. Or, in my case, while you are still taking it! I have no problem with anyone who feels otherwise. But as a healthcare provider, I have a serious problem with someone who belives that I tell people that for false reasons. I tell people that because it is true not just to get teens on it so they won’t get pregnant. I would never tell someone that it is 100% safe (because nothing is) and I would certainly never try to convince someone that they should take birth control if they don’t belive in it or they don’t want to. That is not my job. My job is to help my patients make the best decisions possible for them. For some it is birth control, for others it isn’t and either way is fine with me.
Oh.. and by the way. There are a significantly higher percentage of unintended pregnancies in women over 40 than under 20!
I have no idea if birth control actually affects fertility, it was just an observation, perhaps an incorrect one.
Interesting that unintended pregnancies are higher in older women.