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Birth Control Long Term Effects On The Body
Does taking birth control pills effect you in the future when you want to have kids or anything?
I mean obviously if you're going to have sex you should be on birth control but I was just wondering what it does to your body.
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I've never heard of birth controls having long term effects. Though I have heard that when you are ready to get pregnant it can take quite some time, as your body is trying to readjust itself from the hormonal change. Some people are capable of getting pregnant right on the spot of quitting, while others I have read had to wait a year or two. But on average it typically takes 3-6 months for your system to re-regulate itself.
As for what it does to your body, birth control releases hormones to prevent you from ovulating (releasing egg[s]). All birth controls have side effects. Some people don't get any, some do, and should you and it's intolerable, call your local physician. If you do have any more questions about birth control, contact your physician or local pharmacist and ask them the questions, as they can give you more detailed as well as more thorough answers.
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Almost nothing.
There are a few studies that link BC to a slightly higher rate of breast cancer, and even more studies that suggest taking hormonal birth control leads to lower chances of developing ovarian cancer...
Women who have taken BC for years can conceive just as easily as women who don't. Their pregnancies and babies are just as healthy.
Taking birth control in the long term does basically nothing to your body at all - as long as you are otherwise healthy. You should, of course, be getting regular check ups, because there are some other health problems (mostly cardiovascular issues or women who smoke) that birth control can interact badly with.
There are lots of dishonest people (and websites) out there that will try to scare women into not having sex and they've been trying, for decades now, to pretend that birth control is dangerous.
It's not.
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