Am I infertile because of birth control

[Caylababe]

I have been on and off birth control since I was 16 but I wasn’t sexually active till I was 18 but I can’t get a period without it and once I stop it I don’t get my period at all it never comes it never shows signs nothing the doctors tell me to stay on it till it regulates itself but it never does and me and my partner really want kids some day and I’m almost 22 and I have no answers as to why I don’t get my period without it I got one when I was 12 and it just never came back I’ve been struggling with no periods since I was little I really want to know if I can still have a chance of having at least one kid in the future

[Sunnyday775]

Oh my, I'm sorry you're facing this. I've read a lot on the topic years ago. So here are some of the vital points to be aware of. Also my nurse at biotex explained the things I've never known before. So, the pill may not cause long-term infertility after discontinuation. BUT it can delay fertility by up to a year! The delay is caused by the pill’s impact on the production of cervical fluid. You know it's an essential component of conception. In order for the sperm to survive more than a few hours in the vagina, and then have the energy reserves to travel through the uterus all the way to the fallopian tubes and maybe wait for the egg to arrive -- it needs good quality fertile cervical fluid. At the time of ovulation, it becomes stretchy (Almost like raw egg whites) and allows the sperm to go through the cervix into the uterus. WITHOUT sufficient, good quality mucus, NO baby. Hormonal contraceptives don’t work merely by suppressing ovulation. Another mechanism is the effect on the production of mucus.
Once I've found the following~
'In simple terms, a 20-year-old woman who stays on the pill for 10 years can end up with the cervix of a 40 year-old with 20% of S crypts instead of 40-50%. It can take a long time after a woman stops the pill for her cervix, and especially the S crypts, to function again. Her cervix may never recover some of those lost capacities..'Sadly enough..
Some ladies get on Clomid  in order to boost chances. Here, if she gets on Clomid, thinking it will increase her chance of pregnancy, it will do the opposite!! A known side effect of this drug is to reduce the production of cervical fluid..Quite unexpectedly..
A thorough evaluation of both your ovulation and your mucus production is needed. You should have a good consultation with your Dr. Just try to keep things under control, but don't get overstressed. I'm sure you'll be super ok in a timewhile. All the best. Hugs x

[specialmom]

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[Caylababe]

Thank you and I have gone off it once before for three months maybe a little longer and nothing happened and I got back on it I switched to the patch but I really think since I’ve been on it for so long it’s giving me to much or not enough and I’ve told my Obgyn many times and she still thinks I get one on my own I literally had to agree with her so she will listen

[specialmom]

This is always hard to really predict what will happen.  I had different periods of my life in which my period was wonky.  I had a thyroid issue that caused my period to come only every 3 to 4 months and I also had too much natural estrogen production. I had this for over a year and then it just regulated out of nowhere.  I have two kiddos.  But it is true you have to ovulate to get pregnant.  Things can be manipulated when the time comes though.  They can trigger ovulation, they can give clomid to cause excessive ovulation, they can retrieve an egg and fertilize it outside of you, etc.  Things may not be the simplest route for you but rest easy that if you want a baby, you likely can have one.  :>)  What a doctor really needs to do and probably hasn't as being irregular is pretty normal in the younger years, is do blood work to see what your hormones are doing for why you don't get a period.  You obviously can't do that when on the pill.  If you are actively trying to get pregnant, I'd personally get off the pill.  You won't be upset if you get pregnant, right?  So, go off and see what your body does to adjust.  Maybe it will take some time but you'd have to adjust any way down the road when you go off the pill.  Get some blood work done to see what your various hormone levels are after a couple of pill free months.  I found that I needed to gain weight when I was trying to conceive.  (which seems really laughable to me now since after my kids I've wanted to LOSE weight and can't, ha ha.  Life's cruel joke!).  Being not too thin, not too heavy helps.  Get sleep.  Eat right and exercise.  This helps your body function at it's best to regulate those hormones.  We're here for you as you go on your TTC journey!  It will happen, no worries.