Are there benefits to birth control other than just controlling fertility?

<p>There are a lot of great things about being on birth control that go beyond pregnancy prevention. Protection against ovarian cancer, <a href="/articles-and-videos/birth-control-methods-with-estrogen-may-boost-vitamin-d">an added boost to your vitamin D levels</a>, <a href="/articles-and-videos/period-pain-birth-control-can-help">lighter and less painful periods</a>, the list goes on. </p>