What are some of the health benefits of the pill?
Some birth control pills can lighten blood flow during periods and reduce PMS symptoms and acne. They can also offer protection against health problems like endometrial and ovarian cancer, iron deficiency anemia, ovarian cysts, and pelvic inflammatory disease.
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