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History of long, painful periods. been on the pill for 18 years so the doc is worried about breast cancer risk. suggests iud... but copper or hormone?

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Dr. Timothy Brown answered

Hormone IUD but . .: The worry about breast cancer is unfounded and in fact prolonged use of the pill is protective against ovarian cancer and possibly uterine cancer. The IUD is still a good choice but because of your history of long, painful periods, one of the hormone IUD's makes the most sense.

Answered 8/18/2016

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A member asked:

History of long, painful periods. been on the pill for 18 years so the doc is worried about breast cancer risk. suggests iud... but copper or hormone?

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