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Hopefully soon, doctors that prescribe birth control for things unrelated to birth control will now stop doing that as that's a reasonably bad thing to do (IMHO

Hopefully soon, doctors that prescribe birth control for things unrelated to birth control will now stop doing that as that's a reasonably bad thing to do (IMHO IANAD)

cfu28 4y ago
I mean, this isn’t new information for doctors. It’s a pretty well known fact that estrogen agonists can increase risks for breast cancer - that’s why decisions made about birth control are patient centric and consider the patients risk factors. For reference, risks of breast and cervical cancers are increased in women who use oral contraceptives, whereas the risks of endometrial, ovarian, and colorectal cancers are actually reduced. Also IANAD
emodendroket 4y ago
Is there some other solution for the problems it solves?
- justinator 4y ago
  Birth control is sometimes prescribed to help with heavy period flow, which could be a symptom of a much worst issue (endometriosis). But birth control is also prescribed to help control acne, which in my humble, unprofessional opinion is not a good use, and the risks far outweigh the benefit. Weight loss is another reason it's prescribed. These sorts of off-label perscription for a hormone are not... great IMHO. Are there other solutions to acne, and weight loss? Yes. Endometriosis is far more complicated.
  - emodendroket 4y ago
    It also is used to help with irregularities associated with periods. Seems like sidestepping the issue to say there are other acne remedies.
    - justinator 4y ago
      >Seems like sidestepping the issue to say there are other acne remedies. My opinion is that estrogen hormone therapy is not the best course of action for acne and is prescribed far too much. I literally do not know what your beef is with my opinion, since you do not state yours, you just write in weird, obtuse statements, which is common on hn in, I would assume, an attempt to look smart on a subject, in which you are not. See also: contrarianism.
      - emodendroket 4y ago
        Why didn't you say that instead of "things unrelated to birth control"? It seems like you are walking back from your original position and sticking to the easiest subset of it to defend. My position is that there are legitimate uses for birth control pills besides contraception and there's not a simple replacement for all of them.

Hopefully soon, doctors that prescribe birth control for things unrelated to birth control will now stop doing that as that's a reasonably bad thing to do (IMHO IANAD)

cfu28 4y ago

I mean, this isn’t new information for doctors. It’s a pretty well known fact that estrogen agonists can increase risks for breast cancer - that’s why decisions made about birth control are patient centric and consider the patients risk factors. For reference, risks of breast and cervical cancers are increased in women who use oral contraceptives, whereas the risks of endometrial, ovarian, and colorectal cancers are actually reduced. Also IANAD

emodendroket 4y ago

Is there some other solution for the problems it solves?

justinator 4y ago
Birth control is sometimes prescribed to help with heavy period flow, which could be a symptom of a much worst issue (endometriosis). But birth control is also prescribed to help control acne, which in my humble, unprofessional opinion is not a good use, and the risks far outweigh the benefit. Weight loss is another reason it's prescribed. These sorts of off-label perscription for a hormone are not... great IMHO. Are there other solutions to acne, and weight loss? Yes. Endometriosis is far more complicated.
- emodendroket 4y ago
  It also is used to help with irregularities associated with periods. Seems like sidestepping the issue to say there are other acne remedies.
  - justinator 4y ago
    >Seems like sidestepping the issue to say there are other acne remedies. My opinion is that estrogen hormone therapy is not the best course of action for acne and is prescribed far too much. I literally do not know what your beef is with my opinion, since you do not state yours, you just write in weird, obtuse statements, which is common on hn in, I would assume, an attempt to look smart on a subject, in which you are not. See also: contrarianism.
    - emodendroket 4y ago
      Why didn't you say that instead of "things unrelated to birth control"? It seems like you are walking back from your original position and sticking to the easiest subset of it to defend. My position is that there are legitimate uses for birth control pills besides contraception and there's not a simple replacement for all of them.