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"Any decision regarding the use of contraceptives should always be taken only after consultation with your doctor, Dr. Forrest advises. Not because you need a prescription, but for the reason that medicine is developing so quickly that we all have different ideas about the risk factors known at the moment. "
Most doctors, for example, believe that if you are over 35, you smoke a lot, you have high blood pressure or other cardiovascular disorders, or if you are suspected of breast cancer, you should avoid taking oral contraceptives. But what if you have had cases of ovarian cancer in your family? "Then, according to Dr. Forrest, some contraindications can be neglected."
Lifestyle-related considerations can also play a role, adds Lida J. Beckman, Ph.D., vice-rector for research at the California Institute of Professional Psychology in Palgambro, who has conducted several studies on the choice of contraceptive by women.
"If you have irregular sex or if you have many partners, it is possible that birth control pills are not the best option for you," warns Dr. Beckman. For you, a method that you can take advantage of when you need it, or a method that provides protection from sexually transmitted diseases of AIDS, precancerous genital warts, herpes, and others, that can affect your life and future fertility, is preferable. If you still choose oral contraceptives, you should also use condom to protect against sexually transmitted diseases.
But if you are married and do not want to have children for a while, says Dr. Beckman, oral contraceptives are exactly what you need.
The choice, she emphasizes, you do yourself. "
See also: Contraception, Pregnancy.