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A member asked:
If birth control pills are supposed to stop you from ovulating then why and how do we still get our periods?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
Same way: The pill replaces your normal cycle by imitating the changes that would normally occur with the hormones from your ovaries. The ovaries become suppressed because they do not need to produce the hormones while you are taking the pill.
Answered 5/17/2013
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