Elkins, Arkansas
A 38-year-old female asked:
I am 38 yo healthy woman,117 llbs, nonsmoker.no breast cancer in 1st degree rel.1st birth at 21.i take birth control levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol bc, .1-.02mg.is my breast cancer risk high from these or are they low enough dose not to matter?
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Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Average risk: Your risk would appear to be average or lower. You should still do self examination each month and get a mammogram, at 40, in consultation with your doctor.
Wish you good health.
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