You no Longer Need Birth Control

You no longer need birth control once menopause is complete, but how do you know when that is? You most certainly need to use birth control until you have missed your menstrual cycle for 12 consecutive months. It is not unusual for women to miss several menstrual cycles only to have a period and then have to start counting missed cycles again. You can get pregnant during these ‘start and stop’ moments, so only give up birth control after the 12th-consecutive missed cycle, or as instructed by your doctor.

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