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Reproductive Issues for Women With BRCA Mutations
1 Mar 2005
Abstract excerpt
Women carrying BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations face difficult and confusing reproductive decisions that fall into three categories: issues relating to risk-reducing surgeries, issues relating to use of oral contraceptives/tubal ligation, and issues relating to pregnancy and breastfeeding. Risk-reducing surgeries may confer survival benefits, but they also affect quality of life. Oral contraceptives potentially protect...
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