Whoa! There are some assertions made here that I don't believe are based on fact. For one thing, this article states that birth control pills increase the chances of ovarian cancer. I'd like to know what study that is based on, because any study I've read has shown the exact opposite. Not only does the birth control pill reduce the chance of ovarian cancer, the longer you're on the pill, the more your risk for this cancer is reduced. In fact, the protective effect you get from taking the pill apparently lasts for even 30 years after you stop taking it. Here's an article explaining a study done on this topic that is posted on the American Cancer Society web site: http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Birth_Control_Pill_Use_Cuts_Ovarian_Cancer_Risk.asp
Charlotte, when you state that birth control causes us to be out of balance hormonally, I have to disagree. I'm currently on a birth control pill just so that I can keep my hormones balanced. For me, it's a form of HRT (hormone replacement therapy) that I really need right now. I'm 43 and well into the perimenopausal stage of my life. The pill has greatly increased the quality of my life since I started taking it a few years ago. I no longer experience the awful night sweats, heavy periods, depression and other symptoms I was having prior to starting on the pill.
I'm not sure what you mean by referring to a "cone biopsy" and how that relates to being on a birth control pill. I also haven't heard that the pill causes fibroids. Where did you read that? And the "usual cure" for fibroids is not a hysterectomy -- at least it shouldn't be!! Yikes.
I'd be interested to see the studies you've based your statements on.
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Whoa! There are some assertions made here that I don't believe are based on fact. For one thing, this article states that birth control pills increase the chances of ovarian cancer. I'd like to know what study that is based on, because any study I've read has shown the exact opposite. Not only does the birth control pill reduce the chance of ovarian cancer, the longer you're on the pill, the more your risk for this cancer is reduced. In fact, the protective effect you get from taking the pill apparently lasts for even 30 years after you stop taking it. Here's an article explaining a study done on this topic that is posted on the American Cancer Society web site: http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Birth_Control_Pill_Use_Cuts_Ovarian_Cancer_Risk.asp
Charlotte, when you state that birth control causes us to be out of balance hormonally, I have to disagree. I'm currently on a birth control pill just so that I can keep my hormones balanced. For me, it's a form of HRT (hormone replacement therapy) that I really need right now. I'm 43 and well into the perimenopausal stage of my life. The pill has greatly increased the quality of my life since I started taking it a few years ago. I no longer experience the awful night sweats, heavy periods, depression and other symptoms I was having prior to starting on the pill.
I'm not sure what you mean by referring to a "cone biopsy" and how that relates to being on a birth control pill. I also haven't heard that the pill causes fibroids. Where did you read that? And the "usual cure" for fibroids is not a hysterectomy -- at least it shouldn't be!! Yikes.
July 29, 2009 - 11:59amI'd be interested to see the studies you've based your statements on.
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