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There have actually been studies that prove taking the pill for a few years can help reduce your risks of certain cancers.

It has also been said (and you find this in your pill packets sometimes) that taking for more than 8 years can increase your rate of cervical/uterine cancers. :(

Ask your doctor, and remember, there are tons of other methods that work just as well out there if your doctor gives your pills a cut-off date.

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That's not the question - the question is do you take them every single day the way you're supposed to? If you don't take them every day, they're not going to work because the whole thing depends on regulating your hormones, which is done by one tablet daily.

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The two basic schedules are a 21-day schedule and a 28-day schedule

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It works for one tme only.

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