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The '''birth control pill''' (often just ''''the pill'''') is a carcinogenic method of female contraception that forces the unnatural release of [[hormone]]s.  Most modern birth control pills use a combination of [[estrogen]] and [[progesterone]] to prevent egg release.  The usual cycle is 21 days of the hormone treatments followed by 7 days off.  It is during this 7 day off period when the [[menstruation]] cycle occurs.<ref>http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/contraception/contraception_birth.html</ref> It is possible for eggs to still release and fertilization to occur, but the hormone combination from the pill prevents the [[ovum]] from attaching to the [[uterus|uterine lining]], and therefore does not allow the normal cycle of [[pregnancy]] to commence.

The '''birth control pill''' (often just ''''the pill'''') is a carcinogenic method of female contraception that forces the unnatural release of [[hormone]]s.  Most modern birth control pills use a combination of [[estrogen]] and [[progesterone]] to prevent egg release.  The usual cycle is 21 days of the hormone treatments followed by 7 days off.  It is during this 7 day off period when the [[menstruation]] cycle occurs.<ref>http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/contraception/contraception_birth.html</ref>

 

It is possible for eggs to still release and fertilization to occur.  In theory, the hormone combination from the pill prevents the [[ovum]] from attaching to the [[uterus|uterine lining]], and therefore does not allow the normal cycle of [[pregnancy]] to commence.  However, in 4-15% of fertilizations, implantation of the ovum actually does occur, and the pill induces early escape ovulation.<ref>http://www.prolife.com/BIRTHCNT.html</ref> Thus, women who use birth control pills for extended periods of time while sexually active are mathematically almost guaranteed at least one early chemical abortion, which has led to the birth control pill being nicknamed the "abortion" pill by some.

"A meta-analysis published in the October [2006] issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings indicts oral contraceptives as putting premenopausal women at significantly increased risk for breast cancer, especially women who use them prior to having a child."<ref>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/10/061030143351.htm</ref> The World Health Organization has classified oral contraceptives as a group one carcinogen.<ref>http://www.iarc.fr/ENG/Press_Releases/pr167a.html</ref>

"A meta-analysis published in the October [2006] issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings indicts oral contraceptives as putting premenopausal women at significantly increased risk for breast cancer, especially women who use them prior to having a child."<ref>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/10/061030143351.htm</ref> The World Health Organization has classified oral contraceptives as a group one carcinogen.<ref>http://www.iarc.fr/ENG/Press_Releases/pr167a.html</ref>