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Re: [Birth Control] A question for Dr. Chudacoff

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 24 Oct 2001 15:28:04 -0500 (CDT)

>This is amazing to me when I see all the posts here about side effects,
>problems and questions with their pills. Would it be healthier to take
>a low dose OC if the person has regular cycles without a large blood
>loss or cramps and no family history of reproductive cancers.

One should not take medications unless they have an indication for their use. With the person you describe, unless she desires birth control, there is no reason to be on the pill... Lynn 

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana


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