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Can estrogen pills increase fertility?
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No: On the contrary estrogen is used in contraceptive pills.
Answered 4/4/2013
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No: Estrogen may suppress your ovary's ability to ovulate, so if anything it would decrease your fertility.
Answered 4/4/2013
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No: Not unless you're deficient; estrogen is what birth control bills are made of.
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