Family Planning Plus

Women can become pregnant the first month after stopping the pill. While it is true that it can take up to three months for your periods to return to normal and for all of the effects to wear off, it is also true that ovulation may occur the very next month after you stop taking the pill. Your risk of pregnancy depends on when you had sex and when you started the pill in relation to your period. If the sex occurred during or immediately after your period and if you restarted your pills with your period, pregnancy is unlikely. If the sex occurred and you restarted the pill mid-cycle, pregnancy is more likely, and we would recommend that you use the morning after pill (Plan B) if it has been less than 120 hours since the unprotected sex.