Since "the pill" became an optional form of birth control in the 1960s, scientists have been doing research on the possibility of the pill increasing the risk of cancer. They have come to conclusion that certain cancers including breast and ovarian cancers depend on certain sexual hormones to grow and develop. One of these main hormones is progesterone. Progesterone secretes during the second half of the menstrual cycle and constructs the endometrium to receive the egg. The progesterone pill makes the body believe that it is already pregnant by releasing these hormones while preventing others to secrete. This overload of progestin make be the cause of some cancers. Study shows that breast and cervical cancer is increased while taking birth control. Currently studies are inconclusive of whether or not the pill is related to cancer but research is still on going.
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