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What Happens to IBD Symptoms After Starting Birth Control Pills (n = 612)
| Crohn’s disease | Ulcerative colitis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | percent | n | percent | |
| Symptoms much better | 12 | 3.1 | 6 | 2.6 |
| Symptoms somewhat better | 26 | 7.0 | 15 | 6.6 |
| Unchanged | 319 | 83.3 | 187 | 81.7 |
| Symptoms somewhat worse | 14 | 3.7 | 14 | 6.1 |
| Symptoms much worse | 11 | 2.9 | 7 | 3.1 |
