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Why would someone take birth control to get periods?

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Good ?: Women who take the pill to get cycles do so to help clean out the uterus. A chronic absence of a cycle can cause a build up of tissue and even help a person develop precancerous cells in the uterus.

Dr Livingston and another doctor agreed

Answered 3/22/2020

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