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Can you please tell me how low and high dose birth control differ?
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Estrogen: The high dose and low dose pills vary the amount of estrogen in the pill. Every pill has the same type of estrogen but the progestin component may be different. High and low dose pills can be used for different reasons and one is not better than the other.
Answered 8/24/2013
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