The Pill Linked to Two Types of Cancer

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" The Pill " Linked to Two Types of Cancer

 

A new study found that women who take birth control pills increase

their risk of cervical and breast cancers.

 

More Research Called For

 

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) concluded that

while birth control pills may protect against some types of cancer,

they cause a higher risk for others. Birth control pills had already

been considered a possible liver cancer risk.

 

The IARC called for more research to determine whether the total net

effects were beneficial or dangerous.

 

Hormonal Menopausal Therapy Also Implicated

 

At the same time, IARC scientists looking at hormonal menopausal

therapy raised its designated risk level from " possibly carcinogenic "

to " carcinogenic. " Hormonal menopausal therapy increases the risk of

breast cancer and endometrial cancer.

 

About 100 million women worldwide use oral contraceptives. An

additional 20 million are on hormonal menopausal therapy.

 

 

 

The Epoch Times August 10, 2005

 

Dr. Mercola's Comment:

 

The most important thing to remember about hormonal birth control

methods such as the pill is that they are synthetic hormones. It isn't

healthy for a woman to be exposed to them.

 

 

 

In fact, their long-term use will invariably increase a woman's risk

of developing serious chronic illness. In addition to increasing

health risks as dangerous as cancer and blood clots, birth control

pills also deplete important nutrients, including vitamins B2, B6 and B12.

 

 

 

Side effects of birth control pills can include:

 

 

 

* Increased risk of breast and cervical cancers

* Increased risk of blood clotting, heart attack and stroke

* Migraines

* Gall bladder disease

* Increased blood pressure

* Weight gain

* Mood changes

* Nausea

* Irregular bleeding or spotting

* Benign liver tumors

* Breast tenderness

* Yeast overgrowth and infection

 

The use of birth control pills or synthetic hormones is actually

rarely justified. If you're using birth control pills to control

menstrual cycles, irregular bleeding, cysts or endometriosis, you are

not treating the underlying dysfunction. Instead, you are simply

increasing the risks to your health.

 

 

 

It is essential to balance the adrenal glands in these situations, as

cortisol levels modulate and control the female hormones, especially

progesterone. The pill only treats the symptoms instead of the

disease, and causes its own side effects as your body continues to

remain in an unhealthy state.

 

 

 

If you are using birth control pills solely as a contraceptive, there

are a number of safe, alternative methods you can use instead, such as:

 

 

 

· Male condoms: Condoms have a 98 percent effectiveness rate

when used correctly, which is very nearly as effective as the birth

control pill. A water-based lubricant will increase the effectiveness;

do not use an oil-based lubricant, however, as they break the latex.

 

· Female condoms: These thin, soft polyurethane pouches fitted

inside the vagina before sex are 95 percent effective. Female condoms

are less likely to tear than male condoms.

 

· Diaphragm: Diaphragms, which must be fitted by a doctor, act

as a barrier to sperm. When used correctly with spermicidal jellies,

they are 92 to 98 percent effective.

 

· Cervical cap: This heavy rubber cap fits tightly against the

cervix and can be left in place for 48 hours. Like the diaphragm, a

doctor must fit the cap. Proper fitting enhances the effectiveness

above 91 percent.

 

· Spermicides: Creams, jellies and suppositories contain

chemicals that kill sperm. While they can increase the effectiveness

of other forms of contraception listed here, I don't recommend using

them alone.

 

· Other natural methods to scientifically check your fertility.

 

 

 

Addtionally, any of the above methods can be combined with natural

family planning where the woman accurately charts her cycle by

regularly monitoring her first morning oral temperatures with an

accurate thermometer, and also monitoring her cervical mucous for

appearance and " ferning " patterns. If the two methods are combined

then the effectiveness of the combined programs approaches that of

birth contrrol pills in their ability to prevent pregnancy.

 

 

 

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