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Hi docs, would the contraceptive pill lower your estrogen levels on a blood test?

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Yes: Your estrogen levels normal vary significantly during a menstrual cycle. The birth control pill suppresses this variation and would appear lower, in general, than when you are not on birth control pills.

Answered 3/17/2014

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