Can taking prescription birth control too long cause infertility?

Birth control pills or the Nuva Ring have return to fertility within weeks of stopping them. Many women start birth control pills as teenagers, and stop them in their late-30’s when ready to conceive – fertility is the same as for non-Pill users, their age when starting trying to conceive may be a factor rather than the length of time on the pill. Depo-Provera shots can stop periods for 6-18 months after stopping – during this time fertility is low but there are no long-term bad effects.