Dec 14, 2015 ... One survey found that more than half of women who take birth control pills do so  for reasons other than avoiding pregnancy. It can make ... 60% of women who get  migraines associate the timing of them with their period. ... All women make male  sex hormones, just in much smaller amounts than men do.
Nov 15, 2011 ... The study documenting this finding, “Beyond Birth Control: The Overlooked  Benefits of Oral Contraceptive Pills,” by Rachel K. Jones of the Guttmacher  Institute, also found that more than half (58%) of all pill users rely on the method,  at least in part, for purposes other than pregnancy prevention—meaning ...
Oct 11, 2017 ... The study found that, overall, nearly half of birth control pill users (49 percent) use  the pill for more than one reason. ... Other studies have found that women with  acne can improve the condition by taking birth control pills that contain estrogen  and a progestin (so-called "combined hormonal birth control ...
Oct 9, 2017 ... Many women use birth control pills, shots and devices to control pain,  endometriosis, acne, depression, and other conditions. ... that more than half, or  58 percent, of women who use oral contraceptive pills use them “at least in part  for purposes other than pregnancy prevention” — including menstrual pain, ...
Feb 1, 2012 ... In fact, more than 726,000 women who take birth control pills have never had sex . More than 95 percent of those users say they take the pill for reasons other than  contraception. The research was ... pills to reduce acne. In fact, almost half of the  women surveyed said they took the pill for multiple reasons.
Women take birth control, more than half of them, as a medication for other conditions.