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Those on medroxyprogesterone acetate injections, a contraceptive taken by 74million women worldwide, were at five times the risk“The increased risk associated with medroxyprogesterone acetate, a widely used contraceptive, and the safety of levonorgestrel intrauterine systems are important new findings.
The latest study, published in the BMJ, looked at how taking eight other types impacted the risk of developing tumours.Girl died of little-known virus after doctors said she 'just had a cold' They found levonorgestrel intrauterine systems — a contraceptive also known as the hormonal coil — did not increase the risk of the tumours.
But women on medrogestone, which can be prescribed for the menopause, were at more than four times the risk.Dr Susan Evans, of the University of Adelaide, who was not involved in the study, said: “Progestogen medications are medications that mimic progesterone in the body.
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