Oral contraceptives contribute to the long-term anti-cancer

Whether oral contraceptives cause cancer or prevent cancer, the medical profession on this issue so many different opinions, while women in the use of general discomfort. England one lasted nearly 40 years of research a comprehensive review of the pill and cancer incidence of the relationship between the birth control pills really help to find a long-term anti-cancer, taking more advantages than disadvantages.

 

According to the British "Times" recently reported that since its inception in 1961, oral contraceptives, with regard to their safety have been hundreds of studies. The University of Aberdeen, carried out by the UK Royal College of Physicians study of 46000 women, will save the clinic records were analyzed, rated as the largest such study to date. Studies examine the female average age of 29 years, half of whom had never taken the pill, the other half after taking some medicine, the average medication period of 44 months. Clinic records of 1,400 doctors by the time from 1968 until 2004.

 

The report said that taking the contraceptive pill for women no more than 8 years reduces the risk of cancer by 12%, including colon cancer, rectal cancer, uterine cancer and other major gynecological cancer incidence significantly decreased risk of ovarian cancer, and even reduces the risk of 29%. Breast cancer alone, there are no indications that the short-term taking birth control pills may increase or reduce its incidence.

 

The report notes that most women around the age of 20 are taking birth control pills, and in nearly 30 years of age when the medication stops, while the protective effect of birth control pills 15 years after the withdrawal or even a longer period of time is particularly evident when they are mostly in the age of about 50 years old, is the period of high incidence of female cancers.

 

However, it is noteworthy that if the woman medication for more than 8 years, contraceptives might lead to cancer in the opposite direction. Research shows that in the study are 1 / 4 of the women are more than 8 years of long-term patients and their risk of suffering from various types of cancer than those without medication were increased by 22%.

 

The report's authors, said: "Many women, particularly those taking the pill a few years ago the first generation of users will be relieved of our conclusions. Oral contraceptives in the active role of anti-cancer than cancer risk." According to statistics, at present there are 100 million women worldwide each year use of oral contraceptives, including the United Kingdom with 350 million people. However, study leader, University of Aberdeen, Professor Philip Hans Nafuerde also reminded that he does not recommend women simply take away in order to reduce the risk of cancer pill, he said: "If everyone is taking the recommendations contraceptives, which was too hasty in. "