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What are some benefits of taking birth control pills?

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Many: Decreased risk of uterine and ovarian cancer. Decreased risk of fibroids, endometriosis, anemia, and lower risk of a hysterectomy in your lifetime.

Dr Brown and another doctor agreed

Answered 9/28/2016

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Many: Lighter periods, less cramps, lower risk of ever getting ovarian or uterine cancer, less risk of being anemic, more regular periods--among some of the benefits.

Answered 10/17/2019

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What are the benefits of the pill? In addition to preventing pregnancy, what are other potential benefits of the birth control pill?

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How many hours after taking my seventh birth control pill will it be effective? Its my first time starting birth control

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Hi, im 16 years old and ive been taking birth control for awhile now, and ive misplaced a pill so i just took the pill for the next day, so now my days are off, so for example for saturday ill be taking sundays pill. what do i do?

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