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Does taking birth control pills increase my risk for heart disease if i am 35?
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Yes, esp if a smoker: Please look up the name of the drug you might take. Common and serious side effects of many oral contraceptives can be found here: http://www.Nlm.Nih.Gov/medlineplus/druginformation.Html (full disclosure: this is from medline of the nlm. I was on the board of directors of friends of the national library of medicine when it launched medline. Py).
Answered 5/6/2022
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