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Does smoking a cigarette decrease the effect of birth control??
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No: It does not decrease the effectiveness of birth control, but smoking and birth control pills together increase your risk of blood clots in your legs and lungs, heart disease, chronic lung disease, and stroke. Best to not smoke at all.
Answered 9/21/2014
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