Re: About the news on HRT and cancer risks....
From: Christyb (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 3 Feb 2000 09:28:30 -0600 (CST)
Curious enough that I don't buy it.
It's just not logical that HRT increases the risks but OC's don't. Also,
in the past studies this new danger in HRT wasn't revealed.
Of course there are other factors, including that the majority of women
who take OC's also have children at some point, lowering their risk of
breast cancer.
However, some women like me are taking OC's for therapeutic reasons, and
I am 100 percent infertile. So, I'm at a higher risk anyway, and I
can't imagine that OC's aren't increasing that risk.
Thanks for the info, though.
At Wed, 2 Feb 2000, Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. wrote:
>
>At Wed, 2 Feb 2000, Christyb wrote:
>>
>>So, with all these findings on breast and uterine cancer risks for women
>>taking HRT for several years, does that mean these risks are bigger with
>>OC's?
>
>Actually, no. A meta-analysis (combination of several studies) was done
>and there was no increase in breast cancer with women who had been on
>birth contro pills. Curious, isn't it?
>
>HSM
>
>>At Tue, 1 Feb 2000, Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. wrote:
>>>
>>>At Tue, 1 Feb 2000, Christyb wrote:
>>>>
>>>>What's the difference in the levels of estrogen and progesterone in HRT
>>>>and that of oral contraceptives?
>>>
>>>OCs are about 7 times stronger.
>>>
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>>>Great Neck, New York
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>Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
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>
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