Bouncing on and off birth control

[imannadatsme]

Hello! I have a medical condition (with no name at this point. PCOS and Endometriosis have been ruled out) where basically if I don't take my birth control, I just bleed. It's super annoying. So I will take my birth control for 3 days, then stay off for 4 days, or skip every other day, whatever. What are my chances and likelihood of actually getting pregnant? I feel like I'm just torturing my body. I am finally starting to have normal, but still irregular, periods. Just had my period from April 11-16th. Noticed a lot of CM on the 18th so we had sex on the 18th and then again this morning. Any ideas or help would be greatly appreciated. Not too many people are bouncing on and off birth control but actively trying to get pregnant Lol

[SusannaL]

You should take birth control regularly and as directed for 6 months to settle your periods and then stop it and try to get pregnant. Stopping/ starting birth control is not helping anything- you won't be ovulating so you won't get pregnant and you might be making the bleeding worse. You won't be ale to get a sensible answer out of investigations until you stop the pill for a month or two anyway, because the ultrasound and blood tests will be affected by all the erratic hormones you have taken. Seriously, please stop what you're doing, it's a bad idea. It sounds like it probably isn't possible for you to get pregnant at the moment, 6 months isn't long to wait, be patient and try then. Good luck.

[imannadatsme]

I've had the ultrasounds all done and they app came back normal. I also had my blood checked for thyroid disorders and they all came back normal. They tell me they can't figure it out so they just assumed its Endometriosis. Knowing what I know now, I know you can't be diagnosed with that without an endoscopy which they never did. My OBGYN just keeps putting me on birth control even though I've expressed to him I want to get pregnant. He told me my options are to "bleed 24/7 or somehow get pregnant." But it's almosT impossible to get pregnant when I'm constantly having to take the birth control Jay so I won't bleed long enough to have sex! I'm trying to track my ovulation with the calendar but even the app is confused by my bleeding. I was on my period April 11th-15th. I forgot since last Friday (25th) to take my pill and I was starting to spot on Sunday so I doubled up on my pills. Haven't taken another pill since and I started bleeding this morning. It's extremely frustrating. This is my second OBGYN that can't figure out the problem. So getting a second opinion has already been done. I feel so helpless.

[Sanjivani Wanjari, MD]

HI,
This is not the correct way of using birth control pills to control the bleeding. Bouncing on and off birth control can itself cause irregular bleeding. Hence you should take birth control regularly for 3 to 6 months. After which you can expect a correction of menstrual irregularity. Also you should consult a gynaecologist for an evaluation. An ultrasound scan and pelvic examination should be done to find out the exact problem. Hope this helps.
The answer is based on information provided. Exact advice is not possible without a proper examination and investigations. You are requested to consult your Doctor. Take care and keep us posted.