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A 24-year-old female asked:

Been taking oral contraceptive pill for 2yrs now.i decided to take it for long term now.is it bad?

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Dr. Charles Gordon
Dr. Charles Gordonanswered
Specializes in Adolescent Medicine
No: But there are other long term contraceptives including shots, implantable contraceptives, IUD's, individual diaphragms, etc. you can read up on them and discuss them with your OB.
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