One of today's 'Selected News Links' is a 'must read' article for women and those who love them. The article indicates that:
"For years, doctors have been prescribing hormone replacement therapy for women who experience hot flashes and periods of sweating in menopause... This week the New York Times reported that studies have now confirmed that taking these hormones not only increases breast cancer risk, but 'also make it more likely that the cancer will be advanced and deadly' (New York Times, Oct. 19, 2010)... So, you may ask, what is the difference between the hormones that are given to women during menopause, which cause deadly breast cancer, and the hormones that are given to young women in the form of 'the Pill'? The answer is shocking. The hormones in the drugs are the same. The only difference is in the dose that is given to the younger women and girls. It is necessary to give a much higher dose than that given in hormone replacement therapy because younger women have active, healthy ovaries. Does this give better context to the 400% increase in 'in situ' breast cancer in pre-menopausal women since 1975?"
Source: Zenit
To view article, refer to 10/30 'Selected News Link': "Concerning c*ntraceptives, many women 'have been failed by physicians in not being warned of the physical damage that they are doing to their bodies...'"
Related: Catholic teachings on contraception
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