Rest assured, the modern pill still cuts ovarian cancer risk
And the effect persists for several years after stopping
4th October 2018
Women using contemporary hormonal contraception can be reassured their risk of developing ovarian cancer is as low as those taking older versions of the products, researchers say.
The Danish group has shown that using newer combined oral contraceptive pills (COCPs) is associated with a lower risk of developing ovarian cancer compared with no use, and the protective effect strengthens over time.
The newer products have lower doses of oestrogen and use newer progestogens, such as desogestrel, gestodene and drospirenone, the authors said.
