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If you are a virgin, will birth control pills still help you with bad cramps?

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Yes: One of the advantages of birth control pills is that they cause the period to be lighter and cramps to be milder. I frequently treat women with bad cramps or heavy periods with birth control pills. It is fine for a woman who hasn't had sex to use birth control pills. Just as it's fine for a woman who hasn't had pregnancies to use them.

Answered 9/2/2013

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