7 reasons to go on birth control that have nothing to do with preventing pregnancy

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David Dea/Shutterstock If you accidentally skip a dose of your birth control pill, take it as soon as you remember. If you don't realize until it's time for your next dose, take both pills at the same time. If you had.....»»

Image Point Fr/Shutterstock Most people get a prescription by visiting a doctor or going to a local health organization like Planned Pare.....»»

iStock Up to 20% of women will experience cramps so severe that it interferes with daily activities. For most, cramping occurs when you.....»»

iStock When oral contraceptives first came out in 1960, the amount of estrogen and progestin was much higher than it is today.  S.....»»

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Summer Photographer/Shutterstock About 9% of people who take .....»»

Getty Birth control is one of the standard treatment options for patients with hormonal acne.  Birth control can help with acne because they regulate the hormones that cause excess oil in your .....»»

Michael Lipton Researchers found that young women who use oral contraceptive pills, or OCPs, have .....»»

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Medicines360's Liletta hormonal intrauterine device is the first to be approved by the FDA for up to six years. But the nonprofit faces resistance from proposed federal government rule changes for community health care centers......»»

Rich Pedroncelli/AP Hormones from birth-control pills can travel through showers, toi.....»»

Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images / Raymond Hall/GC Images Amy Schumer, who gave birth to her first child in May, referenced Jessica Simpson's post-pregnancy .....»»

Sarah Schmalbruch/INSIDER Most of us have probably heard that the birth control pill can make us less interested in sex. Research suggests the pill may also make men less.....»»

When women have access to contraceptives at a young age, they're able to earn more money in their 30s and 40s, according to a report from the Institute for Women's Policy Research......»»

Life expectancy in the United States has either fallen or remained flat over the last few years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The average life expectancy at birth is........»»

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