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Do you believe long term use of birth control pills can affect your ability to conceive or is it just age?

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No evidence of this: Anecdotally there are people who claim infertility due to prolonged contraceptive use. I can't say there are any definitive, controlled clinical studies that suggest or confirm this claim.

Answered 10/4/2016

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