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Correcting Misunderstandings (see also Questions and Answers)

Combined oral contraceptives:

Do not build up in a woman’s body. Women do not need a “rest” from taking COCs.
Must be taken every day, whether or not a woman has sex that day.
Do not make women infertile.
Do not cause birth defects or multiple births.
Do not change women’s sexual behavior.
Do not collect in the stomach. Instead, the pill dissolves each day.
Do not disrupt an existing pregnancy.

Why Some Women Say They Like Combined Oral Contraceptives
Are controlled by the woman Can be stopped at any time without a provider's help Do not interfere with sex

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