Hormonal birth control helps acne because it lowers the androgens causing breakouts. Learn which types of birth control work ...

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1. Yeast Infections. According to Wells, a one-off yeast infection probably isn’t a side effect of your birth control. But recurring or chronic yeast infections might be. It’s not completely ...

Generally, if you smoke 15 or more cigarettes a day, don’t use the pill or other birth control methods that involve estrogen like the patch and ring, according to Planned Parenthood.