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What is the likelihood? epithelial ovarian cancer at age 16 for a user of the iud mirena (levonorgestrel)?
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Extremely Unlikely: In fact most types of birth control may actually slightly lower the risk of developing ovarian cancer. Additionally, epithelial ovarian cancer is extraordinarily rare in young women. In fact, the average age of diagnosis in woman with the brca2 gene that increases the risk of ovarian cancer is about 50. Woman worried about the risks of their birth control method should speak with their ob/gyn.
Answered 11/30/2016
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