Re: Ortho TriCyclen
From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 29 Sep 2000 10:25:57 -0500 (CDT)
OCP's drasticall y reduce the incidence of ovarian and endometrial
cancer. They do not prevent cervical cancer. Like all the hormone
studies relating to breast cancer, the effect is really not known,
because of too many conflicting studies.
RDB
At Fri, 29 Sep 2000, withheld wrote:
>
>I have had doctors suggest that I take a birth control pill continuously
>(skipping the sugar pills) to prevent my migraines. This apparently
>does eliminate your period (it's that drop in hormones that causes my
>period as well as my migraines).I was told that it isn't thought to
>cause any real complications (theoretically it shouldn't right?) but
>there isn't exactly a lot of data to support that. This isn't
>restricted to the orthtricyclene pills.
>As far as the cancer goes, the BCP is thought to lower your risks of
>some cancers (cervical?) but new data suggests that it may increase your
>chances of others (breast).
>I am at a high risk for breast cancer, but the pill is my best bet for
>birth control as well as migraine management. Nothing's perfect I
>guess.
>
>At Fri, 29 Sep 2000, Wondering wrote:
>>
>>I've heard that taking ortho tricyclen (the real pills not he sugar
>>pills)
>>for an entire month can eliminate your period. And it also reduces the
>>risk
>>of cancer.. Is this true?
>>
>>- Wondering
>
>--
>I am in no way a medical professional. These are only my opinions or information that I have gathered and should be taken with a grain of salt.
>
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