A member asked:

Whats happening to my ovaries while im on the pill? i've been on the pill for 7 years, is this healthy? are my eggs just accumulating?

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Dr. Kimberly Haycraft-Williams answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

No ovulation: The way the birth control pill works is to prevent ovulation as well as the development of mature egg ( referred to as follicular development) women are born with a certain number of eggs . We do not continue to make them therefore you will not overload your ovaries with more and more eggs . In fact with respect to overall ovarian health there is a decreased risk of ovarian cancer with ocp use.

Answered 1/30/2018

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