Women who have taken birth control pills have a lower risk of dying from diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular disease, according to British researchers.

Scientists from the University of Aberdeen conducted a study, which involved 46 thousand. Women. Observers of the participants for 40 years. Previous studies have shown that oral contraceptives can increase the risk of cancer and heart disease.

However, the results of a new large-scale and long-term study disproved the assumption about the dangers of taking birth control pills.

Moreover, experts have established that even there is a slight decrease in the risk of these diseases (by 12%).

Scientists believe that the risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease may occur during the initial stages of oral contraceptive use, but in the long term it changes and even a protective effect appears. It is very important that women know that they do not harm their health by taking contraceptives, the researchers emphasized..

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