Long term birth control use?

I started on the birth control pill 6 years ago when I was 17 to help ease the pain of endometriosis. It wasn't until about 7months ago that I was using it as a contraceptive.

I was just wondering if anyone knew any possible issues that may arise with long term use of the pill.

I'm not overly concerned with infertility because I really don't care if I have children or not in the future.

Oh yeah...blood clots. I forgot about that one. Thanks.

I guess I should make sure to keep up with my blood work.

Less chance of certain cancers
Higher chance of blood clots is the main risk.

I've been on the pill for 10 years now.

There's the chance that you can get darker patches of skin on your body that can change shape and grow larger or smaller. I work in a pharmacy and this woman came in 4 years ago with a pretty big dark patch on her thigh and the pharmacist said it was probably because she was on the pill for 8 years. It's rare, but that would really stink to have that happen.

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