The pill impacts your fertility.
MYTH. The short answer is: no. Some women go off the pill on their honeymoon because they assume it takes a while to become fertile again. But by now, we should all know what assuming can do. In reality, it’s possible to get pregnant soon after discontinuing the pill. “For most women, their cycles return to normal within a couple of months,” says Dr. Rahimian. But this isn’t necessarily a time of reduced fertility, she cautions. “There are actually some physicians who feel that women are most fertile in the first couple months after stopping the pill.”

Low-dose birth control pills carry a higher risk of pregnancy.
FACT. I’d heard that the lower the dose, the higher the risk for pregnancy. But was this just another myth—or the truth? Turns out it’s a little of both. “For heavier women, low-dose pills can have a higher rate of pregnancy,” says Dr. Rahimian. “But for most women in the normal weight range, the failure rate is unchanged.” What qualifies as “heavier?” A 2004 study found that women with body mass indexes (BMI) of 27 or higher faced a 60-70% increased pregnancy risk on the pill.