Hi Anonymous,
Thanks for finding EmpowHER and for your question.
I'm confused. You are trying to get pregnant? Does your partner know? Are you both on the same page with wanting to get pregnant?
If you quit taking the pill, most doctors suggest waiting until you have a full cycle before getting pregnant. I think there are varying opinions among doctors about how long it normally takes to get pregnant after stopping the pill, and what is advisable. Part of this, I believe, is because everyone's different and one person can get pregnant very easily whereas another may take months to get pregnant or need to undergo fertility treatments.
However, it could be possible to get pregnant any time you stop taking the pill and have unprotected sex. I'm not sure why you didn't have spotting when you stopped taking the pill. I'm not sure it is a hard and fast rule that happens--spotting when stopping the pill. Have you discussed your plans to get pregnant with your doctor or even your doctor's nurse? They would be able to give you full-details about what is going on.
Normally, you should wait until you've missed a period to take a pregnancy test. Even though some tests say they can recognize the pregnancy hormone up to 5 days before a missed period, the most accurate results are commonly after you've missed.
Here is a link to EmpowHER's pregnancy page. It has tons of useful information:
https://www.empowher.com/condition/pregnancy/experts
Good luck. Let us know if you have more questions, and how you're doing.
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Hi Anonymous,
July 29, 2010 - 9:15amThanks for finding EmpowHER and for your question.
I'm confused. You are trying to get pregnant? Does your partner know? Are you both on the same page with wanting to get pregnant?
If you quit taking the pill, most doctors suggest waiting until you have a full cycle before getting pregnant. I think there are varying opinions among doctors about how long it normally takes to get pregnant after stopping the pill, and what is advisable. Part of this, I believe, is because everyone's different and one person can get pregnant very easily whereas another may take months to get pregnant or need to undergo fertility treatments.
However, it could be possible to get pregnant any time you stop taking the pill and have unprotected sex. I'm not sure why you didn't have spotting when you stopped taking the pill. I'm not sure it is a hard and fast rule that happens--spotting when stopping the pill. Have you discussed your plans to get pregnant with your doctor or even your doctor's nurse? They would be able to give you full-details about what is going on.
Normally, you should wait until you've missed a period to take a pregnancy test. Even though some tests say they can recognize the pregnancy hormone up to 5 days before a missed period, the most accurate results are commonly after you've missed.
Here is a link to EmpowHER's pregnancy page. It has tons of useful information:
https://www.empowher.com/condition/pregnancy/experts
Good luck. Let us know if you have more questions, and how you're doing.
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