WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for July, 1998: Question for Dr Ind regarding Pill Myths

Question for Dr Ind regarding Pill Myths

From: Carolyn (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 31 Jul 1998 12:53:44 PDT

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Dr Ind,

Thank you so much for your time and patience in resolving these myths with respect to the pill. If I'm not mistaken, the first list of myths specified the combination pill as the pill in which most of these myths applied.

My quesiton/myth for you is...does this pill (or the mini pill) work in a manner similar to the IUD in that it does NOT prevent conception, just implantation? Which of the two pills (combination or mini) is more likely to prevent ovulation as opposed to only preventing implantation?

Thanks and I can wait til tomorrow for your answer 8-)

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>Subject: Another pill myth
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>It's now 05:20 where I am and having delivered what I hope is the last
>baby of the night I am going to bed so please don't expect any replies
>for 4 - 5 hours.
>The forum states it is Friday but it is Saturday for me and I do not
>know what CDT is. For me the baseline time zone has always been at the
>origin of time and at 0 degrees longitude (i.e. Greenwich Mean Time or
>GMT). Clearly the Americans have decided to change this. However, I
>have just thought of another pill myth. It is this;
>
>MYTH: The pill increases the risk of cancer.
>TRUTH: There is huge argument amongst the medical profession as to
>whether or not there is a very small increase in the risk of breast
>cancer in women on the pill. Personally I believe there may be.
>However, even in the worst case scenario, the pill protects against all
>cancers as it protects against ovarian and womb cancer.
>
>--
>Dr Thomas Ind MB BS MD MRCOG
>St George Hospital
>Kogarah
>Sydney
>NSW 2217
>AUSTRALIA
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