Medical Questions » Female Problems Questions » Question No. 385
| Question: | I have not had a period for 5 months after stopping the pill. Is this normal? |
| Answer: | About 10% of women who use the contraceptive pill have a delay in the return of their periods after stopping it. It is nothing to be overly concerned about, and can occur just as easily after one month on the pill as after ten years on it. Unless you are very eager to fall pregnant, doctors will wait for about six months before prescribing hormone tablets to start your cycle again. The vast majority of women will restart their periods within six months.
Some women have a tendency to miss periods for emotional, hormonal and other reasons. These women are the ones most likely to develop this problem. The pill has no effect on the long-term fertility of a couple, but is often blamed for difficulty in falling pregnancy because 15% of all couples have a delay of over a year in conceiving.
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