Re: HYSTERECTOMY: Birth Control Pill Question
From: Garry Siegel, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 7 Apr 2008 17:40:40 -0500 (CDT)
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All here is correct, i.e. you are fine to stay on the pill, assuming no
other medical issues, and that long term pill use lowers your risk of
ovarian cancer.
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At Mon, 7 Apr 2008, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>
>Many sources say that if you don't smoke, staying on the birth control
>pill after 40 is a safe choice...you could change to a lower dosage
>perhaps. If you smoke, or have other risk factors, there are some other
>good methods, such as the IUD.
>I believe the pill is beneficial for ovarian cancer, but it is wise to
>keep an eye on the symptoms. Initially I would be more suspicious of
>the IBS and celiac disease causing the gas, but gas is one of the vague
>symptoms associated with ovarian cancer.
>
>At Mon, 7 Apr 2008, Susan wrote:
>>
>>I have two questions. I'm 38 will be 39 this year. I take orthonum777
>>for birth control. It works great, the only one to fix my irregular
>>bleeding since my early twenties. I was told by 2 gyns I had to get off
>>this medication in a year due to my age. 2 other gyns told me I can
>>stay on it for as long as I need. Which is true? I would get a
>>hysterectomy if I can't stay on them.
>>
>>2nd question:
>>I have some bloating (most of my life) on my lower right adodomen
>>(little on my left) and a friend took x-rays and showed a lot of gas. I
>>have ibs, celiac disease and diverticulis, I also had a spinal CT scan
>>last year from a car accident. All was clear. I recently had two
>>friends who was diagnosised with Ovarian cancer at 35 and last week
>>another one at 32. Does birth control pills lower the chance of ovarian
>>cancer? Should I worry?
>
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