Can You Take Birth Control After Breast Cancer? Can Birth Control Pills Increase the Risk?
Can you take birth control pills if you’ve had breast cancer? What are the risks? In this video, Dr. Jennifer Griggs explains when hormonal birth control, like the pill, Depo-Provera shots, or hormonal IUDs—can pose risks for people going through or recovering from breast cancer treatment.
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You’ll learn:
Why hormonal birth control is usually not recommended after breast cancer
-How synthetic estrogen and progesterone may influence cancer cell growth
The increased risk of blood clots during chemo, surgery, and tamoxifen
Why pregnancy should be avoided during treatment
Safer, non-hormonal alternatives like barrier methods or copper IUDs
The link between long-term pill use and breast cancer risk
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:26 Is It Safe to Use Birth Control During Treatment?
2:19 Does Birth Control Increase Breast Cancer Risk?
5:13 Heightened Risk of Blood Clots
Sources
1. Oral contraceptives and breast cancer risk: a cohort study from the Nurses' Health Study II. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34921...
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