Should I go off the pill?

[Aimz]

I have been on the same pill for 8 years (Dianne) and my GYN wants to change it following my lap next month, should it prove that I have endometriosis. I am thinking about just giving it up all together and using condoms.

I haven't discussed it with DH yet and I don't think he'll be too keen on the idea but I would love to give my body a break. I've only had two years of normal AF so I have no idea what my cycle is like. We hope to TTC mid to late next year and we hadn't planned for me to go off the pill until June.

Has anyone else faced this dilemma? How did you explain it to your DH that you didn't want to stay on the pill (but weren't ready to TTC yet)?

I am tempted to tell a white lie and say the GYN recommended I go off it .

I don't want to go off in the hope I will fall pregnant sooner - I just want to have a natural, normal cycle again.

[Arimeh]

Amy - I was on the same pill for about 10 years and went off it in November 2005 - not to conceive - but I wanted a break.

We used condoms until April 2006 when we decided we wanted to TTC - we fell pregnant the first cycle and has DS in Jan 2007.

I didn't want to pump my body full of chemicals so didn't bother going back on it - and still haven't. I figure, the lack of time to DTD after children is a good enough method of birth control...lol

[Sterla]

I had a few issues with the pill, so DH was understanding when I told him I was going off it. He was very, very good about using condoms after that too, as at the time we (more him than me!) weren't ready for kids.

If you want to give your body a break from the pill - go for it.

[Lulu]

It's a fair call to give your body a break, especially in the light of any potential problems with your plumbing.

Maybe remind him that HE also can take responsibility for contraception too?

I'll never go back on the pill, its a pain in the butt and makes lots of us go crazy. Hey you might even uncover a libido you never knew you had.....tell him that too

[The[cookie]Doctor]

Yup Im not going back on the pill either.

Messes with my body, my head, and hey like Lulu said, sex drive!!!

[Aimz]

The sex drive thing has always been an issue - it's a catch 22 isn't it? I'll have a higher sex drive but he'll have to use annoying condoms (which I don't care much for either).

Has anyone seen improvement in the symptoms of endo and not being on the pill?