To clear up any scares people might have on the sidelines,
Birth control pills CANNOT make you infertile.
Side effects such as headaches, weight gain, only happen when the pill is first taken, after a few packs all of those are gone - and if not, you tell your doctor and switch to a different brand.
The Pill actually has positives on the "health" side of things - it reduces your risk of getting:
-heart disease
-stroke
- cancer of the ovary
- cancer of the womb (endometrium)
- bowel cancer – a 60 per cent reduction in risk
And it does not make you infertile in any case - you still have your weekly periods on it. It's not like the implant where you cannot get pregnant then for 6 months.
If you miss a pill once, you can get pregnant the next day. If the woman has taken it for many years it does take up to a year to be able to concieve a child, but usually only if it's been taken for over 10 years.
Unless you're talking about not being able to get pregnant while you're on the pill, but that's just silly
