The pill. Such a positive little miracle for the revolution of womankind.
What they failed to mention to me at 16 when I started taking it (for acne problems, I needed it because I was taking Accutane at the same time) was the potential to mess up your cycles once you stop taking it. You spend that long trying not to get pregnant only to find that it might have all been a bit of a waste of money.
Here I am waiting for AF, 2 days late and with negative pregnancy tests. Talking to the friendly telephone nurse service offered by my private health fund was reassuring yet not very helpful:
"Before you started the pill were you having regular cycles?"
"Ermmm... I don't know, I was 16 and never bothered to track my cycles"
"Oh well, don't worry then. It can take up to 3 months for your body to readjust"
End of conversation.
Googling 'What will happen to my body when I stop taking the pill' was a little bit more helpful than talking to the telephone nurse and my mother (an ex nurse, who when I asked the same question to replied: 'nothing will happen, it will just go back to normal so stop worrying about it' well you got that one wrong didn't you mum?)
Back to Google. I found this rather helpful answer to the same question from Dr Sugar (hah!) that reassured me.
So all I have to do now is wait and relax. Easier said than done, but I do have to keep in mind that this lateness could be due to emotional and work stress and to not take it too seriously.
Fingers crossed that things align and that AF visits soon!
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