Any type of hormonal contraceptive may increase risk of breast cancer

Post by afavour » Sat, Mar 25, 2023, 7:26 PM UTC

thfuran wrote: post #23

afavour wrote: post #16

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To be clear: you would never be in any way responsible for problems associated with your partner taking hormonal birth control because it is a choice they make themselves for their own body. > Instead I took responsibility for making sure she wouldn't get pregnant You have to understand what a big statement that is. If she does get pregnant there’s only one person guaranteed to have to deal with the consequences of t…

>it is a choice they make themselves for their own body But not a choice made in a vacuum. It's a choice made in the context of their relationship.

Post by cfu28 » Sat, Mar 25, 2023, 7:27 PM UTC

justinator wrote: post #17

Hopefully soon, doctors that prescribe birth control for things unrelated to birth control will now stop doing that as that's a reasonably bad thing to do (IMHO IANAD)

Post by blindriver » Sat, Mar 25, 2023, 7:27 PM UTC

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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.

Why does it upset you that GP would be concerned for his GF's health? I also ask my GF's not to take oral contraceptives because of guilt that they're doing damage to their body for me. None have ever responded negatively, and at the end of the day it was a request. All agreed they did not feel great when taking the pills, but continued because of pressure by society/previous partners.

Post by warent » Sat, Mar 25, 2023, 7:28 PM UTC

projectazorian wrote: post #31

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Maybe I'm being overly generous, it seems like it may be possible for this kind of thing to be more of a request out of support/concern for a loved one's health, rather than one of control or knowing better than a woman. It has been my understanding that many men don't consider such things. My lady has had horrendous experiences with hormonal contraceptives. Based on what we know of it, if she ever expressed wanting…

Discussing changes to birth control decisions in the context of a long term partnership is not, in my opinion, the same as having a policy of telling every woman you date to stop using contraceptives.

Post by twawaaay » Sat, Mar 25, 2023, 7:32 PM UTC

projectazorian wrote: post #37

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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…

> 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. The study didn’t measure lifetime risk, so your assertion is not correct. It measured risk of acquiring breast cancer before age 49. This is not the age when most women get breast cancer. Average age of onset for breast cancer in the US is 62.