Reviewed by: Dr. Nayana Shetty
Disclaimer: Informative, not prescriptive.
When you stop taking birth control measures, you may get pregnant sooner than you expect.
Your period may become irregular after you stop birth control. Even if it was regular before, it could take a few months to get back to normal.
Stopping birth control may make your periods heavier and more painful for some time. If they were already heavy and painful before, they'll likely go back to being that way.
Stopping the pill might bring back PMS symptoms in some cases.
There are chances that you might feel little pain in the middle of the month and you may also notice more vaginal discharge.
When you stop birth control pills you may notice a change in body weight.
Stopping birth control can throw your hormones off balance again, bringing back acne and unwanted hair for some people.
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Stopping hormonal birth control might make you experience changes in libido.
Headaches due to birth control pills might go away when you stop the pill.