NEARBY - LIST. 1  West Ocean City, Maryland (5 mi / 8 km) 2  Figgs Landing, Maryland (11 mi / 19 km) 3  Ocean City, Maryland (13 mi / 21 km)  Parsonsburg, Maryland (21 mi / 35 1  km) Salisbury, Maryland (22 mi / 35  km)
Most women ovulate again about two weeks after stopping the pill. As soon as you ovulate again, you can get pregnant. If this happens during your first cycle off the pill, you may not have a period at all. Check a pregnancy test if you've had unprotected intercourse and your period hasn't returned.
Birth control pills, otherwise known as oral contraceptives, prevent pregnancy by changing the course of your menstrual cycle: The hormones in the pill stop normal ovulation. In essence, coming off the pill puts your body back on its natural cycle. If you have been using the birth control pill to lessen the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) or to manage irregular periods, you may be wondering exactly what will happen when you stop taking it. How Birth Control Pills and Devices Work.