[Notwithstanding]

The Pill causes cancer, but dammit, our girls should all take it because we know they are all loose whores.

[redhead]

I sacrificed my right breast on the altar of Premarin in 1994. The doctors at that time ADMITTED that my history of 10 years on Enovid birth control, coupled with the use of Premarin, would be the obvious cause of the cancer. Yet, they still continue to prescribe what has to be the most heavily prescribed medication in the world.

[Canticle_of_Deborah]

WOW. This came out of the BBC??!! I'm stunned, but not as stunned as I'll be when they start paying attention to the abortion studies.

I would be curious however, to see if they factored in any history of abortions with these Pill-related cancers. That could be abnormally skewing the data towards higher percentages.

[PennsylvaniaMom]

But gee whiz, certain brands of the Pill (OrthoTriCyclene) will clear up your complexion. Clear skin? Breast cancer later in life? Golly gee what a tough decision for a girl to make.

/Sarcasm. As a nurse, I was astounded that they marketed oral birth control with the ADDED benefit of being good for your complexion. What next? Chemo as the ultimate dipilatory? The drug companie$ pander to the female con$umer. SeraFem (agressively marketed at women experiencing everything from PMS to perimenopause) is Prozac in (literally) a pink package.

[mamelukesabre]

Is the the pill that increases the risk of breast cancer, or is it not getting pregnant? They've known for a long time now that getting pregnant seems to have a protective effect on women's breasts.

I guess you could say it is a case of "use 'em or lose 'em"

[Notwithstanding]

PP cancer bump

[LoneGreenEyeshade]

Well I take the pill and I'm no whore. I take it because I had cancer and need the hormone replacement surgery. I spent days at a Women's Cancer Center getting educated about the pros and cons of the pill.

Although there is an increase in the risk of breast cancer, so monitoring is essential, the estrogen pill has been shown in study after study to REDUCE dramatically the risk of heart attack (up to 70% reduction), a 90% reduction in the insidence of stroke, and reduced risk of other forms of cancer, including lung cancer. And women on estrogen replacement therapy do not get Ahlzheimer disease.

So ladies, stay sane, and take your pill!!!!

[Young Rhino]

In related news, Viagra increased breast research in men over 60.

[Free_at_last_-2001]

Pill increases breast cancer risk - "Oh no Planned Parenthood didn't lie to us did they?? - say it isn't so.."

[A Ruckus of Dogs]

"The total number of deaths from any cause among women who use oral contraceptives is likely to be lower than women who have never used the Pill - just as with hormone replacement therapy."

So women who take the pills have a higher chance of living forever?

[weikel]

Think about it this way no pill= more chicks getting knocked up who didn't want to which= more abortions.

[toenail]

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