Patient's question:
Doctor, I want to ask that when I often have sex with my boyfriend, I don't like using condoms. I take emergency contraception pills, but I've heard that taking these pills can be harmful to my uterine fibroids. Is that the case?Doctor's answer:
How birth control pills can increase the risk of cancer has not yet been clearly answered. However, according to the recent announcement by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, birth control pills containing estrogen and progestin can reduce the risk of ovarian cancer and endometrial cancer, but increase the risk of cervical cancer, breast cancer, and liver cancer. Dr. Peters of Germany believes that cervical cancer is caused by a virus contracted during sexual activity, and women who take birth control pills generally have a lower frequency of sexual activity compared to those who do not take birth control pills.