Hi MA, Prior to conceiving my DD1 I had been on OCP for approximately 10 years. I sometimes skipped the inactive pills and other times I took them as I felt like I 'needed' to have a period. I was actually still taking the OCP when I discovered that I was pg, so fair to say that the long term use had no effect on my fertility! I took the OCP again after having DD1 as we always planned more children, so I figured if it failed again it would be ok. After taking it for about 18 months we decided to start TTC baby number two. I stopped taking the pill and fell pg the next month with my DS. I started on the OCP after DS was born, but never felt very confident in its effectiveness after falling pg with DD! As we weren't sure whether we would have more children, I decided to have a Mirena IUD inserted. Terrible mistake, but that's for another thread! I had the Mirena for about 2 years. I had the Mirena removed and fell pg with DD2 in my third cycle. Again, long term use of hormonal contraceptives seem to have had no effect on my fertility.

Good luck TTC, I hope you don't have to wait long!