Ive just come off the contraceptive pill or injection. How long will it be before ovulation and menstruation begin properly so I have a chance of conceiving?
Well, when we first started taking them, we all had it imprinted on our brains that if we forgot to take just one pill, we’d end up getting pregnant. But of course once we really do want to conceive and come off the contraceptive pill or injection, we sometimes find it takes a while for our bodies to sort themselves out and there doesn’t seem to be much chance of conceiving at all during that time! When on the pill the bleeding experienced each month is known as “breakthrough bleeding” and isn’t true menstruation which only follows ovulation. Most doctors would probably say it should only take a few months (3 maximum), but many Getting Pregnant visitors – particularly to the message board – report it taking much longer than this for menstruation and ovulation to re-start. Unfortunately you can’t even use Natural Fertility Management during this time because the residual contraceptive hormones make it difficult to get any accurate temperature readings or consistency in cervical fluid. I
