Do birth control pills increase estrogen levels?
The answer depends on what birth control pills you are talking about. There are many formulae of birth control pills. 1) progestogens-only pills 2) combined oral contraceptive pills. (Estrogen + Progestogen) Combined oral contraceptive works mainly through maintaining a high enough blood level of estrogen and progestogen to inhibit pituitary hormones LH/FSH secretion which causes your follicles to mature and ovulate. However, there are side effects of estrogen like deep vein thrombosis, myocardial infarction. That’s why there is also progestogen-only pills.
