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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/hormones/oral-contraceptives-fact-sheet

From cancer.gov: there is an increased risk of breast cancer.

I never used oral BC and I don’t drink. Those are two things I can control…and not have to second guess myself down the road if I develop bc.

Ditto for exercise and not being obese. And not smoking. [/quote]

Right, and it is less of an increased risk for the average woman than drinking is.

You are making the choices you made at least in part to decrease that risk. That's great! And it's great to talk about the risks that come into play with hormonal contraception. But it's disingenuous to say that risk is important without putting it into perspective with other things that increase risk, if it is really the risk that we are talking about. That's all.[/quote]

Ok.

But I’m talking about increased risk of breast cancer.

I think Big Pharma and doctors failed when it came to disclosing the increased risk.

I understand there are obvious risks related to pregnancy. I suspect most women have a handle on those risks. But we have a problem when generations of women believe birth control decreased their breast cancer risk. We have a problem when women used it for 30+ years thinking it didn’t come without risk. We have a problem when doctors think BC is okay for women with severe migraines.

Doctors aggressively push the pill and other hormonal BC. Do they truly believe all women are too inept to use condoms and the calendar? I switched doctors when one told me I was reckless for refusing the pill. My next doctor told me I was wise. He said his wife and daughters aren’t using hormonal birth control either. [/quote]

Ah, the tried and true "don't get raped" solution to pregnancy.[/quote]

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