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What can birth control do to your body besides prevent you from getting pregnant?
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Many things: Besides contraception ocp will regulate irregular periods, reduce total blood loss in women with heavy bleeding, improve acne and possibly facial hair growth - and significantly reduce your lifetime risk of getting ovarian cancer. On the risk side, some women will have increased risk of abnormal blood clotting.
Answered 4/6/2013
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