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Tuesday, March 26, 2002The problem with this assertion is that it's impossible to disentangle oral contraception from the sexual behavior that definitely increases the risk of cervical cancer. Cervical cancer risk increases with the number of sexual partners, and oral contraceptive users are more likely to have more sexual partners than non-pill users. Condoms protect against transmission of human papilloma virus, the main culprit in cervical cancer, so you can't compare the pill to them. IUD's are discouraged in women with more than one partner because of the risk of infection, so you can't compare it with that. I would have to see the study to draw any firm conclusions, but my initial reaction is skepticism. posted by Sydney on 3/26/2002 06:09:00 PM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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