I'm 31 years old and my husband and i are trying to conceive. i stopped taking birth control pills 3 months ago after taking them off and on for 7 yrs. i just recently made a dr appt because i'm lactating out of both of my breasts. after doing research i

Endocrine function: Birth control pills function by introducing hormones affecting pituitary-ovarian-endometrial function. Stopping the hormone requires this axis to readjust and may have an effect on other functions of the pituitary: prolactin, thyroid, etc. While temporary change is normal, this shouldn't be persistent, and evaluation by an endocrinologist or pcp for endocrine function is a reasonable next step.