Pregnancy After Cerazette: How Long?

[S.clark]

Hi everyone, I'm Steph and I'm 24! My husband and I have decided to start planning for a family. I've slowly come off all my medications (I was taking tetracycline for acne) and 3 days ago I finally came off the pill, Cerazette.

I've been on Cerazette for about a year. So when I stopped taking it I wanted to wait before getting pregnant, maybe a month or so, some could have a natural period and get into a cycle.

However, last night the condom broke!!!!

Is it likely I would get pregnant from that? I googled it and read some horror stories about Cerazette and women trying to get pregnant and it taking ages. I just wondered if anyone had any experience? How long did it take you to get pregnant after Cerazette?

Im a healthy weight and lead an active lifestyle, not overweight or anything. It's only been three day of being off Cerazette, what do you think?

 

[fertiliciousx]

Hi,
I'm an ex-cerazetter even though it was for 3months. I stopped because I was putting on loads of weight plus other not so nice side effects. I stopped May 2011 and here I am still ttc. My periods also became completely messed up but slowly coming back to normal thanks to Agnus Castus.

This in no way means it'll be the same for you. some people come off the pill and gotten preggers immediately. some even whilst on the pill so anything can happen.

All the best, keep us posted!

 

[lilmishopeful]

Hi, I was on Cerazette and came off it Christmas 2011. I continued to have periods whilst on it but they were strange and irregular. My periods became regular straightaway and my cycles went from 24 days to 26 days and are now 30 days. I haven't conceived yet though I have heard it can take up to a year after coming off the pill. Plus I had a lot of pregnancy symptoms when I came off it at first, which I have read is quite common. I have read a lot about women struggling to get pregnant after cerazette but I have read about some who got pregnant right away.

 

[ikmju4]

hiya ive been TTC for 17months now after coming off cerazette, nothing happened yet and had some tests turns out im not ov'ing. im inclined to think its due to my pill as it made my periods irregular and short, now theyre long and obviously im not ov'ing. Doctor hinted at this too, BUTTTTT my mum who was on cerazette got pregnant last year with my littlest sister (weird i know) in 5 months. everyones different hun, have fun and good luck
p.s. may or may not be preggers due to broken condom but id say smaller chance

 

[Bumblebee24]

Hi Steph,

I have just read your post and it looks as though we are both in the same boat in more way than one. Am currently 24 years old in good and weight and TTC.

I have been on cerazette since October and stopped taking it Saturday 16th June. I too have heard many horror stories about TTC after cerazett.

It would be really nice if we could keep in touch with each others progress to compare stages and symptoms. So far I have had little of the side effects mentioned; I can only say I have notice slight twinges and a small amount of brown blood discharge (sorry if that’s too much info). I have heard that implantation bleed can sometime look like this, I very much doubt so soon though. I think its my body trying to get back to normal. As I haven’t had a period since staring cerazett, thought it was brilliant at the time I sure don’t now.

I would really like a spring/summer baby hence why we are TTC as soon as. I have heard than on average your periods should be back to normal within 3 months of stopping cerazett.

I hopefully won’t find out as I would really like to be pregnant this time next/two months time but I know only to be patient and it will happen when it happens.

Anyway would love to be kept up-to-date with your progress Steph and any symptoms.

 

[dianamherrera]

My cycles took 6 months to get regular after Cerazette. But it can take some people up to a year.

 

[Bumblebee24]

Hi Diana,
r u now having regular periods. How long did it take until u had ur first period.

 

[dianamherrera]

Hi Diana,
r u now having regular periods. How long did it take until u had ur first period.

My periods are pretty regular now, yes. They can vary by a couple days but then I was always like that anyway. My first period came exactly a month after I stopped Cerazette, and I didn't get any withdrawal bleeds or anything.

 

[lilmishopeful]

I was the same.. no withdrawal bleed first month just period.

 

[Bumblebee24]

Arhh ok, I haven’t experienced any withdrawal bleed either, suppose ill have a 2 week wait to see if AF arrives. Have either of you been using ovulation kits, if so are they ever reading positive.

 

[lilmishopeful]

Hi,

I've just started using ovulation kits this cycle, only cheap ones. According to my calendar, this week is my fertile period leading onto ovulation. So far the line has been faint and is gradually getting darker. Looks like I am about to ovulate, when I'm supposed to, but I shall see in a few days.

BTW my partner and I haven't been trying really hard to get pregnant, just not preventing it. Tried properly one month where I got BFN, but trying again properly this month so fingers crossed.

 

[nugget80]

i came off cerazette end of Feb 2010 and got my bfp mid October 2010 which may seem a while but until the may we weren't properly ttc as i was away during important times...!
after lo i went back on it for 7 months and came off again mid Feb this year and now on cycle 6... however i am almost expecting not to get bfp til Oct time again which would put me in line for another June baby...! (all 3 of mine are June 2nd, 10th and 24th!)

 

[Bumblebee24]

So sorry kinda new LOL wat does BFN mean /

 

[nugget80]

bfn = big fat negative
bfp = big fat positive

 

[edthedog]

Hi ladies,

If you do a search for Cerazette on here I think there is a big thread about it somewhere.

Funnily enough i cam across this site when I googled pregnancy symptoms and Cerazette and joined up. I came off it in September/October 2009 and a few weeks later started experiencing major pregnancy symptoms - sore boobs, sickness, pains etc.

Turns out that this is really common with Cerazette and it is caused by your body using hormones to 'kick start' ovulation again. It took months for my period to arrive and then over the following few months my cycles got shorter and when I finally got down to a 28 day cycle I fell with my son. It took 10-11 months in total.

This time I went on Cerazette 4 weeks post partum, came off it in November, had a period in December and January and got my BFP February. I do wonder whether it happening so quick this time had more to do with being more fertile because I had not long had my son but who knows?

Like with everything though, you hear stories like mine which aren't very encouraging but then some ladies fall straight away; it all depends on so many things.

Just don't drive yourself thinking you're pregnant like I did until you actually see that positive test - it consumed me for a while!

xxxx

 

[Mummy Moon]

Hi,
It's reassuring to know that other ladies are feeling the same as me. I'm 25 and TTC! I too have been on Cerazette for roughly 4 months and th injection for 6 months before that. I came off the pill 6 months ago but still no real periods or cycle. I'm beginning to get worried and thinking that it will never happen. I have had phantom pregnancy symptoms like very sore breasts in the beginning but no change for a while now. I had a brown discharge 6 weeks ago but that's all gone quite too. No positive pregnancy tests and no positive ovul tests either. Doc said wait for 6 months and then come back but worried that they will just say "hang in there."
All I want is my periods to begin again because then at least it shows that I am ovulating!!!
Any support or ideas?? Xx

 

[lianne_lucy]

Im too ttc after using this mini pill. I was not aware if all these side effects of using it. I was taking it for about 12months. I came off of it on 26th June - 3days later i had a bleed. These bleeds i would get every couple of months, they can be common with this pill. I just wondered if any of you have had similiar things to me and how long it has taken to concieve.

With my first child i wasnt taking any contraception for a year before i fell pregnant- this was because i had POS - also suspected endomitriosis. We wasnt trying as we thought it wouldnt happening naturally. After having him i wet onto microgynon, this did t agree with me so moved to cereazette. Im now worried as i had POS before concieving last time, that i may have it again and that with all these added extra side effects it could take so long. We were hoping to be trying only for a few months. I have heard that once you have concieved that POS corrects itself.
Has anyone else had similiar problems to mine and been on this mini pill?

 

[lilmishopeful]

Hi everyone,

Because the Cerazette issue was something I was worried about I wanted to let you know that I got my BFP yesterday. Fortunately I didn't have problems with my cycles becoming regular when I stopped Cerazette. As I said previously they went from a 24 day cycle, to 28 day cycle, to a 30 day cycle. So unfortunately I have no advice with regards to getting your cycle to become regular.

I stopped Cerazette Christmas 2011, so approx 6 months on I have now conceived. Some months we tried harder than others. What I did differently this cycle was that I tried SMEP, I took Guaifenesin (helps CM consistency), took conception vitamins, used fertility lubricant with applicator, and ovulation pregnancy kits (however the results from the OPKs were just about bang on with my fertile period and ovulation on my calendar anyway).

The Cerazette issue does seem to vary between person to person, but I hope I have helped in making you feel a bit better about the time it can take to conceive post-Cerazette.

Good luck to you all x

 

[Langwoo]

I'm in the same boat too. I came off Cerazette on 7th July, feel sick, tired, bloated and had cramps since then. No bleeding at all. Hopefully our hormones will settle down soon. x

 

[mspotter]

Hey ladies,
I came off cerazette on 31.12.10 and didnt have a withdrawal bleed either.
I had a period 30.1.11 then another 8.3.11 and got my bfp 18.4.11
All together it took 3 months to get my bfp and ds is now almost 7 months old and we'r ttc for a brother or sister for him!
Hope that helps a bit
Xx