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Combined oral contraceptive pill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There are also two newer combination birth control pills (Yaz 28 and Loestrin 24 Fe) that have 24 days of active hormone pills, followed by 4 days of ...

ACS :: Birth Control Pill Use Cuts Ovarian Cancer Risk
Jan 28, 2008 ... A new study from <i>The Lancet</i> finds that the longer a woman takes birth control pills, the lower her risk of ovarian cancer. ...

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Alice, I have been taking birth control pills for about a year now, and I think they have caused me to gain almost fifteen pounds in that time.

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