WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for March, 2001: Re: Going off the Pill & Natural Family Planning

Re: Going off the Pill & Natural Family Planning

From: Anna (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 30 Mar 2001 16:00:24 -0600 (CST)

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Lisa,

I've stopped the pill 3 times in the 13 years I've taken it, not to get pregnant but just because I got sick of it. Once I had no period for 5 months (didn't worry about it, and it just came back), once for 3 months, and this last time, I went right back to a pretty normal cycle, and it's been going well since December. So everything is possible, it seems. Regarding NFP, read the Weschler book (Taking Charge of Your Fertility), it's extremely informative. Be aware though that you need to observe your cycle for at least 6 months to make sure that patterns actually ARE patterns and not flukes. Also, not all women have natural textbook cycles, so you might find it impossible to be as safe as you might want to be. It takes lots of patience, but even if you still decide to use condoms at all times (as I do), it's really interesting to see your body at work.

Good luck,

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Anna

At Fri, 30 Mar 2001, Lisa wrote:
>
>I was wondering what to expect when discontinuing the BCP? I was on it
>for 11 years & I just decided this month to stop taking it.  I am just
>sick of the multiple side effects I have had for the last eleven years
>(headaches, weight gain, mood swings, frequent yeast infections & the
>list goes on)! I have my period at this time, & I am not going to start
>a new pack now.  What were other people's experiences with long-term
>pill use & going off? It will be a new experience for me to see how my
>natural cycles go (I started on it when I was 16 so I don't even know
>how my cycles run naturally).  I have always had control over my periods
>& now I have none! I am scared! Let me know your experiences & what to
>expect!
>
>Also, I am happily married, but not ready to be a mom yet, so we are
>taking a class in Natural Family Planning.  Any opinions on this? Has it
>worked out well for anyone?

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