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Article: Women find multiple uses for birth control pills
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- April 19, 2001
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Amy Liu
University Wire
04-19-2001
(The Chronicle) (U-WIRE) DURHAM, N.C. -- Although women have traditionally used birth control pills for contraception, many are now realizing that the pills can serve multiple additional purposes, ranging from acne reduction to the alleviation of uncomfortable menstrual symptoms.
Because risks associated with taking birth control -- which provide additional hormones to control ovulation and the shedding of the uterine lining -- have decreased over the last few decades, women are feeling increasingly comfortable using them.
"Probably in the last five years, [using birth control] has been more popular," said Dr. Janet Keating, an assistant clinical ...