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4 dni temu · Here's what the evidence says. A new study has found a link between hormonal intrauterine devices (IUDs) and breast cancer. The research is important, but media reports of a large increase in risk ...
17 paź 2024 · Researchers studied nearly 80,000 women ages 15 to 49 for the findings. Women who use a hormone-releasing intrauterine device, or IUD, face around the same risk of breast cancer as women who take ...
6 dni temu · In the United States, about 1 in 10 women ages 15 to 49 uses an IUD or other form of long-acting reversible contraception, according to CDC data. A new study adds to a growing set of evidence that ...
16 paź 2024 · Hormone-releasing intrauterine devices (IUDs) are associated with a slightly higher risk of breast cancer among young women, according to a large new Danish study. IUDs are among the most...
16 paź 2024 · A new study adds to the evidence on hormonal contraceptives and breast cancer. But experts stressed the overall risk remains low.
6 dni temu · During follow-up of almost 7 years, hormone-releasing IUD use conferred a 40% higher risk of breast cancer. The data showed a trend toward increasing risk with duration of IUD use, reaching 80%...
Among women who used the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device (LNG-IUD), the relative risk of breast cancer was 1.21 (95% CI, 1.11–1.33) compared with never-users of hormonal contraception, but the risk did not increase with duration of use.
