What are the benefits of taking oral contraceptives?
In addition to preventing pregnancy, use of combination oral contraceptives may provide the following certain benefits: menstrual cycles may become more regular blood flow during menstruation may be lighter and less iron may be lost pain or other symptoms during menstruation may be encountered less frequently ectopic (tubal) pregnancy may occur less frequently noncancerous cysts or lumps in the breast may occur less frequently acute pelvic inflammatory disease may occur less frequently oral contraceptive use may provide…