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For what reason might it be that oral contraceptive use decrease ovarian cancer only if the women isn't menopausal?
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The hypothesis is: that contraceptive hormones which block ovulation of reproductive age women seem (in epidemiological studies) to offer a reduced risk of certain types of ovarian cancers because they prevent the recurrent trauma/inflammation of follicular ruptures at ovulation. Since menopausal women no longer ovulate, these hormones are no longer protective.
Answered 6/11/2017
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