Some of the common side effects usually clear up after 2 to 3 months. They include bleeding between periods (most often with progestin-only pills), breast tenderness, and nausea/vomiting.

Combination pill users have a slightly greater chance of certain rare, but serious, problems than nonusers. These problems are heart attack, stroke, having a blood clot in the legs, lungs, heart, or brain, or developing high blood pressure, liver tumors, gallstones, or yellowing of the skin or eyes (jaundice). The risk increases with age ≥35, overweight, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, prolonged bed rest, and smoke. You may have heard claims linking the pill to breast cancer. The most recent medical literature suggests that the pill has little, if any, effect on the risk of developing breast cancer.

After stopping the pill, it usually takes 1 to 2 months for your periods to return to the cycle you had before taking the pill. Once in a while, you may have irregular periods or no periods at all. This may go on for as long as 6 months after stopping. This is more likely if your periods were irregular before starting the pill.

Reference: www.plannedparenthood.org

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