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Could you tell me what happens to a woman's body with the discontinued use of the birth control pill?

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Return to normal: Most women resume their normal ovarian function. If you were not ovulating before starting pills you still might not ovulate.

Dr Fowler agreed

Answered 3/31/2015

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