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  • SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 16 2007 4:00 PM

Birth Control is Good for You

Submitted by Bitch_PhD

Edited by erin_broadley

Tags: birth control, the pill, cancer, women's health



Rock the fuck on: a new study says that the pill cuts the risk of any kind of cancer by 12%.

the real benefits kick in 15 years or more after she has stopped. Most women go on the pill in their late teens or early twenties and have given up by their late twenties, before the age when cancer becomes most common.

The researchers, who analyzed 36 years of data from the Royal College of General Practitioners' oral contraception study, show that women who were once on the pill . . . .are significantly less likely to suffer from certain other cancers, in particular ovarian cancer and endometrial cancer, which affects the lining of the womb. They are also better protected from bowel cancer.



The one down side is that women who took the pill for over eight years are apparently more likely to get cervical cancer. But as the linked article points out, that's possibly the effect not of the pill, but of condomless sexual activity; most sexually active adults have contacted HPV at some point, and as we all know, some strains of HPV are known to cause cervical cancer.

And hey, there's a vaccine against that these days. Hurrah for science!

Bitch_PhD thinks the pill is the greatest thing since sliced bread.



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johnnyvento

johnnyvento

San Diego, CA
November 2003

SEP 17, 2007 10:26 PM

_Jordan_ said:

johnnyvento said:

TheGringo said:

johnnyvento said:
I guess you're trying to be funny, but it's not, really.


Phew! Thanks for the correction there. I sometimes stray from being uptight, overly-serious, and judgmental. Thanks for bringing me back to Earth.

Hey, do you think we should comment on every post that doesn't hit the mark when some asshole like me is trying to have fun?

Can I add you as a buddy?

P.S. I was thinking about getting a stick for my ass too....what colors did yours come in?



Sorry to harsh your buzz dude... I'm a cancer researcher so I guess I don't find it funny. But if you do, knock yourself out.

I suppose your profile explanation of 'I'm retarded' is enough for me... and telling everyone to 'eat shit' certainly fits with your aggressive posting.



Sorry to call you a douche... my mother died of cancer so nobody is allowed to make any jokes that are cancer related.

Lighten up or eat shit.

_Jordan_ is happy to hear of anything that reduces cancer risks and loves articles that are presented in a calm a logical manner.




_Jordan_ said:
I got myself all butt-hurt over something recently. It was really making me sad, so I did what any idiot does. I got depressed and drank much more than normal. I think I've gotten it all worked out (even though it's still a very sore subject for me) I seem to be mending. You try to hide shit like this from all your friends, but I still feel like I owe you all an apology.

Sorry for being moody and smelling like whiskey. <--- Italics added for emphasis.



Didn't you write this?? It's full of dark feelings and emotions AND STUFF.

Aww, dude. You're a fucking douche for having these kinds of feelings. Get over yourself.

Lighten up or eat shit.

johnnyvento

johnnyvento

San Diego, CA
November 2003

SEP 17, 2007 10:45 PM

TheGringo said:

johnnyvento said:
Sorry to harsh your buzz dude... I'm a cancer researcher so I guess I don't find it funny. But if you do, knock yourself out.

I suppose your profile explanation of 'I'm retarded' is enough for me... and telling everyone to 'eat shit' certainly fits with your aggressive posting.

I dunno. Coming from a balding guy who calls himself "Johnny," it's a bit hard to take you seriously.

My guess is there are people in your line of work who actually can joke about job-related issues. Maybe you could learn from them.

I really don't care what your profession is. I guess according to your logic, nobody should make any jokes about dead people in case someone here works at a morgue.

And yeah, I do prefer to make silly jokes and to have fun over being rigid.

If I was the type of person who condoned cemeteries, I'd rather have, "He had a lot of fun" on my headstone as opposed to, "Such a serious guy" on it.

Lighten up. Life is far too short to take it so seriously.



I don't expect anything less from you really. I could even have agreed with your observation if you were not so derisive, condescending, and boorish. Since you resorted to insulting my appearance, which had nothing to do with my comment to you, allow me now to comment on your Dumbo ears, your incredibly metrosexual faux soul patch, necklace and olive green shirt.

It's no coincidence that you don't list what job you have- if any- since you obviously have no career prospects. You hide behind the hipster veneer of coolness, but that bullshit doesn't fool me- I've seen your type come and go for years. You are a fraud. I wouldn't hire you to wash my dishes. I would love to know what fast food drive through you work for, but you will never tell me. That would blow your cover at the local dance club as you try to impress 18 year old girls how fucking cool you are, never mind where you live. I just laugh. Good luck with that.

Gringo

Gringo

Spokane, WA
May 2006

SEP 18, 2007 12:06 PM

johnnyvento said:
I don't expect anything less from you really.


You don't expect anything more. When you type it the way you did, it implies that you have high expectations.

So, we're still on for sex later, right?

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