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A member asked:

Can taking birth control help to rid some cases of anovulation, by regulating your period and bringing back ovulation after stopping the pill?

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Dr. Jeff Livingston answered

Specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Not exactly : Birth control pills will regulate the cycle by controlling bleeding. They do not trigger ovulation though once you stop them.

Answered 9/28/2016

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If birth control pills are supposed to stop you from ovulating then why and how do we still get our periods?

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I ve never been late on my period.was trying to conceive and found out NT ovulating.dr pres Clomid (clomiphene) and GT preg on 1st cyc.no pcos.why anovulation?

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A member asked:

If i start taking birth control pills now will it be able to prevent my period in two weeks? I'm going on a big vacation. I would stop right after.

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If it's possible without surgery or birth control pill, how can I stop or get rid of my period somehow? Please help me asap.

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I was out on Lolo birth control to prevent ovarian cysts but I still got one. My question is does that mean I still ovulated? How are cysts caused when a pills job is to stop ovulation? Thx?

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