[verga]

The number is almost as high for women that have had miscarraiges as well.

Get the test, and if you are not sure get a second opinion.

[Prince of Space]

Great. I’ve had 4 miscarriages, albeit early ones, around 7 weeks. I thought studies showed they didn’t increase the risk of BC since they were a natural occurrence and not an abrupt change in hormone levels like abortions.

[shhrubbery!]

The number is almost as high for women that have had miscarraiges as well.

What is your evidence for that statement?

I've read the opposite, i.e. that natural miscarriages are not nearly as likely to predispose a woman to breast cancer.

One hypothesis I remember reading, years ago, was that elective abortions cause pre-cancerous cellular changes in the breast, the mechanism being the extremely abrupt withdrawal of pregnancy hormones.

Natural miscarriages, on the other hand, may involve a different, or perhaps more gradual tapering off of hormone levels. Research in this area may be hard to come by, however ... it's so politically incorrect that merely inquiring into the subject could end a researcher's career.