"i took this from age 16 to 27, when i got married. now i&#039;m 36, and my husband and i have tried for 10 years and i can&#039;t get pregnant. my periods have been torture since i quit taking it. it is nothing unusual for me hurt so bad within the first 48 hours of starting my period, i wind up passing out on my cold tile floor naked in a puddle of sweat. i&#039;ve spent a fortune trying to get pregnant, or at least find some reason behind the crippling effects of my period, which comes every 18 to 21 days. maybe ortho isn&#039;t to blame, but i can&#039;t help but wonder if my inability to have a child is related in some way."