Mrs P,

Sorry to read about your AF woes. I'm having some AF trouble myself.

I came off the BCP at the beginning of Jan 07. My husband and I got clucky and decided it was time to see what we could do. I had been on the BCP for 15 years... so this was pretty scary stuff for me. I went on the pill due to an irregular cycle when I was 16. I asked my gyno about this some time ago and she told me that "I probably don't ovulate" so if we don't get pregnant within 6 months then I may need meds - I'm guessing Clomid...

Anyway did some reading on the net to discover that if I knew when I ovulated then I could predict when AF would arrive. Tried Maybe Baby (hopeless) and have now moved on to Ovunow OPKs (seem to work well). Anyway after a lot of waiting I did ovulate and the first cycle was 84 days long! OPK told me the O date and then AF arrived 14DPO. A VERY long cycle but apparently that's ok after you've been on BCP.... I've ovulated again now and am headed for a 54 day cycle - but hopefully will get a BFP If not then I hope my cycle will be reduced in length again next time.

Have you been to your GP or gyno? From my experience you're best to get a referral to a good gyno. Sure, GPs know their stuff but they are a "jack of all trades" and know a little about a lot of things. Specialists are the experts in the field tend to be far less alarmist....

I know you said you weren't trying to conceive yet but trust me when you decide you want to, you REALLY want to and its best to get all the info about your body that you can and be prepared.

Good luck