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A member asked:

My friend says that birth control pills thin the uterine lining, preventing implantation. do all forms of the pill do this?

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Misinformation: The regular "pill" works by preventing ovulation, not by changing the uterine lining.

Dr Juchau agreed

Answered 2/11/2015

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