Contraception and the effect it has on your cycles

[Florabelle]

Hi.

I had my copper coil removed in June right smack bang in the middle of my cycle. It was my second coil and I'd had it in for about a year. Previously I had one for the full five years.

We started trying right away, though I figured we'd probably just missed OV, and wasn't surpised when I came on 13 days later. However in July, my cycle was a whopping 37 days long!!! I did SO many tests and couldn't work it out when they all showed negative. It was almost a relief when I eventually came on.

In August my cycle was exactly 28 days. I don't know about everyone else, but until we started trying I never charted my cycles. I know that I always came on around the 1st of the month, give or take a day or two, but I couldn't tell you how many days had passed in between because I never kept a note.

I just wondered if anyone else had experienced this. I spoke to someone about it at the time and she reckons the 37 day-er was because it was my first full cycle since having the coil removed.

Thanks,
Flora x

 

[Feisty Fidget]

Hey Florabelle

I was on false hormone contraceptives for almost 9 years without a break. I had implant taken out mid Feb this year and we tried for almost 6 months without a single - I was totally distraught! My cycles were averaging between 37 and 46 days! Just found out that I wasn't ovulating and that was what was the problem was!

Have you been doing OPKs or BBT to check you are?

 

[Florabelle]

I've just started doing BBT this cycle, however, the chart is currently all over the place so I have some doubts about its reliability, or at least my ability to do it right. I haven't bought any OPKs as I only seem to start thinking about it mid-cycle and as they're expensive, I want to be sure I'm not literally peeing money away. Do they work regardless of when you start using them?

The coil I had was non-hormonal as I refused to have any false hormones in my body. I was on the pill for several years but came off it six years ago in favour of this non hormonal contraception instead.

 

[Helen]

Just going through the exact same thing. I had the copper coil removed in July. I think I had a 10 day period 1st cycle and this cycle I'm on day 16 and still going. I've not had a proper bleed just brown stuff though.
bleh.
I can't find anything online about how long till your cycles return to normal. Soooo frustrated cos I had it taken out because of the long and heavy cycles.