Birth Control Pills – Effective Contraception that Won’t Lower Future Fertility

A new study just presented at the 55th Annual Clinical Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists revealed that women who try to get pregnant after stopping the use of birth control pills succeed just as quickly as women who have not taken oral contraceptives. The impact that birth control pills have on future fertility is a subject that has been debated for years with many doctors often advising female patients to wait before trying to get pregnant once stopping the pill. This newest studty opposes past research that indicated that a woman’s fertility (the ability to become pregnant) is lowered after pill use.

The birth control pill (also known as oral contraceptive) is a safe and reliable form of contraception. Birth control pills are used by more than 110 million women worldwide. Since it was first approved by the FDA in 1960, oral contraceptives have given billions of women the power to control their own fertility, and according to Planned Parenthood, the pill quickly became the most popular woman-controlled reversible form of contraception in history.

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• Study: Pregnancy Rate Same for Past Users, Nonusers of Oral Contraceptives