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Trying for a baby with possible endometriosis: When to come off pill?

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Lj578
Lj578

Hi all,

First of all I should make it clear that I have not been diagnosed with endometriosis, but my mum, aunt, grandma and great aunt were all affected by it (I was an IVF baby and my aunt had stage 4 endo so badly even IVF didn't work). I had a transvaginal ultrasound recently which did not pick up any signs of endo on screen, but I did experience a lot of discomfort in the Pouch of Douglas, which the man said could indicate I might have it.

Before going on the pill at 17 I had four years of heavy, irregular periods which were sometimes very painful, but not always. Since going on the pill I have had no problems at all.

My husband and I are thinking of trying for a baby next year and I would be grateful for any thoughts about when I should come off the pill. I have read that ideally you should stop several months before you want to become pregnant so you can track your cycles, but I'm concerned that if I do that any endometriosis I may have might come back quite severely and make it difficult to conceive.

Grateful for any advice!

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