Any type of hormonal contraceptive may increase risk of breast cancer
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Re: Any type of hormonal contraceptive may increase risk of breast cancer
#2Statistically significant, but slight (~25% increased risk, on average.) Still not great.
Obviously, copper IUDs are an alternative for many, though they have their downsides. One of the big uses of hormonal contraception is managing heavy periods, PMDD and other medical conditions. I had a friend who would throw up for days every time she was on her period. It went away pretty completely on birth control.
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#3> The researchers also note that although these findings provide evidence about the short-term associations between hormonal contraceptives and breast cancer risk, they do not provide information regarding longer-term associations, or the impact of total duration of contraceptive use on breast cancer risk, since information on a woman’s prescription record prior to joining a participating GP practice would not have been available within the CPRD database.
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#4Every single girlfriend I had, I asked her to get off contraceptives because of the medical dangers and I didn't want to be responsible for any problems associated with it. Instead I took responsibility for making sure she wouldn't get pregnant. One of my girlfriends actually got mad at me because I was *too* careful about getting her pregnant, and interpreted that as me not wanting to get married to her (which since we're not together ended up being true I guess).
This doesn't work for everyone but I'm fairly responsible, and no accidental pregnancies, so it worked for everyone I was with. The same way went for my wife as well, and we have 2 kids now, with no accidentals ones. I'm going to teach my son this as well, that the responsibility is on both parties but as the man you need to control what you can control and don't leave things to chance, especially something as life changing/destroying as an accidental pregnancy.
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#6Every single girlfriend I had, I asked her to get off contraceptives because of the medical dangers and I didn't want to be responsible for any problems associated with it. Instead I took responsibility for making sure she wouldn't get pregnant. One of my girlfriends actually got mad at me because I was *too* careful about getting her pregnant, and interpreted that as me not wanting to get married to her (which since…
Wow. I'd probably break up with a guy who "asked me to get off contraceptives". If you want to be responsible about preventing pregnancy, that's fantastic. If you feel like that's any more than an input to her decision of whether to be on it, that's a pretty fundamental overreach.
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#7After I had the kids I wanted, I got a vasectomy. It’s a painless and quick and largely reversible procedure with no side effects and offers 100% contraception. If you care about your partner and are “done,” I highly recommend it.
Re: Any type of hormonal contraceptive may increase risk of breast cancer
#8The title is misleading. It should be:
Any type of hormonal contraceptive is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer.
Re: Any type of hormonal contraceptive may increase risk of breast cancer
#9Every single girlfriend I had, I asked her to get off contraceptives because of the medical dangers and I didn't want to be responsible for any problems associated with it. Instead I took responsibility for making sure she wouldn't get pregnant. One of my girlfriends actually got mad at me because I was *too* careful about getting her pregnant, and interpreted that as me not wanting to get married to her (which since…
> One of my girlfriends actually got mad
Am surprised only one did.
Re: Any type of hormonal contraceptive may increase risk of breast cancer
#10Statistically significant, but slight (~25% increased risk, on average.) Still not great. Obviously, copper IUDs are an alternative for many, though they have their downsides. One of the big uses of hormonal contraception is managing heavy periods, PMDD and other medical conditions. I had a friend who would throw up for days every time she was on her period. It went away pretty completely on birth control.
The magnitude of risk increase in percentage has to be understood in context of baseline probability.
25% additional chance of getting hit by lightning and 25% additional chance of getting heart disease are two completely different results -- I don't mind the first but I would be scared by the second.
About 13% of women develop breast cancer during their lifetime. 25% increase is then very significant, this is about additional 4% chance of getting cancer.