STOPPING birth control: HOW? What to expect?!

Do you know how to stop your birth control if you want to go off it? Should you take anything to prep your body? And what the HECK is going to happen once you do discontinue it?! Dr. Lincoln gives you the evidence-based answers, with references and citations to back it up.

0:00 Intro
0:25 How to stop your birth control
0:53 Where is the concern coming from? Is there evidence?
2:20 Do you have to wait to the end of a pill pack?
2:42: One exception - trying to conceive
3:23 What to expect when going off BC - and is post-birth control syndrome real??
4:28 Who invented this "syndrome" and why does this matter?
5:41 What your periods might be like
7:04 When will you ovulate again?
7:12 Does BC cause infertility?
8:28 Wrapping it all up

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REFERENCES and RESOURCES:

1. Yland J J, Bresnick K A, Hatch E E, Wesselink A K, Mikkelsen E M, Rothman K J et al. Pregravid contraceptive use and fecundability: prospective cohort study BMJ 2020; 371 :m3966 doi:10.1136/bmj.m3966. https://www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m3966

2. Mansour D, Gemzell-Danielsson K, Inki P, Jensen JT. Fertility after discontinuation of contraception: a comprehensive review of the literature. Contraception. 2011 Nov;84(5):465-77. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2011.04.002. Epub 2011 Jun 8. Review. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22018120/

3. Girum T, Wasie A. Return of fertility after discontinuation of contraception: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Contracept Reprod Med. 2018;3:9. Published 2018 Jul 23. doi:10.1186/s40834-018-0064-y. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6055351/

4. International Planned Parenthood Federation. Myths and facts about…the contraceptive pill. 11 March 2019. https://www.ippf.org/blogs/myths-and-facts-about-contraceptive-pill

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