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Re: This is what I heard yesterday about b/c pill and cervical cancer.-answer to Kristy and others
From: dessi (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 7 Apr 2003 05:12:04 -0500 (CDT)
Thank you Doctor, you have been very helpful in this forum.
May be I should ask how and why the pills make the transformation zone
more exposed but I think that will go in to too many details the main
thing is that they most likely contribute to cervical cancer or
Dysplasia developing but I am sure that other components need to be
present for that to happen.
Thank you again
Cheers
Dessi
At Sun, 6 Apr 2003, William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG wrote:
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>Dessi
>
>No doubt the pill leaves the transformation zone of the cervix more
>exposed,and thus more at risk for exposure to hpv.
>
>At Sun, 6 Apr 2003, dessi wrote:
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>>Kristy,
>>
>>I heard about it on the radio while I was driving home from work. I
>>have history of Cervical Problems and HPV so I have read so much about
>>it sometimes too much for my own good. One thing I know for sure not
>>even one doctor I have talk to have been 100% in his her comments and
>>conclusions there are to many different possibilities so their answers
>>have always been “yes may be, we can not say for sure”. Two possible
>>reasons: one b/c women intent to have less protected sex and with more
>>partners thus increasing their chances of transmitting HPV. Another
>>reason is that the steroids in the pill may stimulate HPV proteins. I
>>have read that in book called “What your Doctor may not tell you about
>>HPV and Abnormal Pap Smears”. The decision is all up to each woman to
>>decide for me even that small chance is enough to put me off and not to
>>use Oral contraceptive use.
>>Would be nice to hear common from Doctors about that!
>>
>>Cheers
>>>>>>Dessi
>>>>
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