A little bit of pill use can go a long way.Women who use the pill for as little as six months have a reduced risk of ovarian cancer ovarian cancer Malignant tumour of the ovaries. Risk factors include early age of first menstruation (before age 12), late onset of menopause (after age 52), absence of pregnancy, presence of specific genetic mutations, use of fertility drugs, and personal history of breast , but the association applies only to those who discontinued the method because of side effects Side effects Effects of a proposed project on other parts of the firm. . (1) In a study of ovarian cancer patients at 39 Pennsylvania hospitals in 1994-1998, those who had used the pill once for 1-6 months had 27% lower odds of ovarian cancer than never-users; although the result was similar for women who had given birth, no significant association was found for nulliparous women. The association was entirely due to a reduced risk of disease among women who had quit using the pill within six months because of side effects (odds ratio, 0.6); again, only parous par·ous adj. Having given birth one or more times. parous having produced offspring. women mirrored the overall result. Women who had used the pill for more than six months had a reduced risk of ovarian cancer regardless of why they stopped using. (1.) Greer JB et al., Short-term oral contraceptive oral contraceptive n. A pill, typically containing estrogen or progesterone, that prevents conception or pregnancy. Also called birth control pill. use and the risk of epithelial epithelial /ep·i·the·li·al/ (-the´le-al) pertaining to or composed of epithelium. epithelial (ep´ithē´lē ovarian cancer, American Journal of Epidemiology, 2005, 162(1):66-72. |
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