If you have any of the following conditions discuss your birth control options with your health care provider, who may advise you not to use the Pill. Your health care provider may want more details about your medical history or recommend more testing if you have any of the following. Combined oral contraceptives are birth control pills which contain two hormones, an estrogen and a progestin. Complete information about this contraceptive is available from your clinician, pharmacist, or the package insert accompanying the specific pill you are taking . Pills decrease a woman's risk for cancer of the ovary and cancer of the lining of the uterus.
Pills also lower the risk of developing benign breast masses.
Combined pills reduce menstrual blood loss and the risk for anemia. Acne often improves in women taking combined birth control pills. One pill, Tricyclen, is formally approved for the treatment of acne. Pills do not protect you from HIV or other infections. Use a condom.