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KristinSchwick · 06-09-2012, 04:34 AM

I feel like Sarah is getting attacked in these posts- so I want to voice my support. I agree with Sarah- shit happens to perfectly healthy women without IUDs. IUDs are extremely popular in Asian populations- and their incidence of BC is reduced compared to ours.

Everyone's response to a foreign object in their body is different. And that depends on their immune system, the physician's technique inserting it and the environment of their uterus. Some people are more prone to inflammation and the hormone derivatives in the IUD. That is not a reason to deny millions of women access to a "potentially" wonderful form of birth control. Its just like chemo- some women breeze through tough treatments and others really suffer from significant side effects. Our bodies are all unique and respond differently.

For me personally, I was on oral birth control, then my IUD and I loved the IUD and had lots of complaints on the oral birth control. Neither of which I blame for my cancer.

06-09-2012, 04:34 AM	#8
KristinSchwick Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Iowa Posts: 231	Re: Mirena IUD Vs. Breast Cancer Relationship I feel like Sarah is getting attacked in these posts- so I want to voice my support. I agree with Sarah- shit happens to perfectly healthy women without IUDs. IUDs are extremely popular in Asian populations- and their incidence of BC is reduced compared to ours. Everyone's response to a foreign object in their body is different. And that depends on their immune system, the physician's technique inserting it and the environment of their uterus. Some people are more prone to inflammation and the hormone derivatives in the IUD. That is not a reason to deny millions of women access to a "potentially" wonderful form of birth control. Its just like chemo- some women breeze through tough treatments and others really suffer from significant side effects. Our bodies are all unique and respond differently. For me personally, I was on oral birth control, then my IUD and I loved the IUD and had lots of complaints on the oral birth control. Neither of which I blame for my cancer. __________________ [B]Kristin Aug 2010: diagnosed stage 3b, 4 mo. after birth of son. 29 yrs old and breastfeeding, ER/PR-, Her-2+ started Neoadjuvant therapy: 4x FEC, 10x abraxane & Herceptin Feb 2011: L mx with recon. Path. showed only DCIS but 4/10+ nodes. March 2011: 6 wks rads. Mother passed, lower back pain. Late May 2011: Bone mets but organs clear; Tykerb, Xeloda, Xgeva. Stopped Herceptin. Implant infected: removed implant. October 2011: Bone progression; Gemzar and Carboplatin & restarted Herceptin. Jan 2012: Progression, re-classified as ER+; Tykerb, Herceptin, Zoladex & Femara. Anti-E is working! May 2012: ovaries out, markers stable but elevated. Cont. Herceptin, Tykerb, Xgeva & Femara. Dec 2012: aromasin Jan 2013: faslodex, herceptin, tykerb Jun: Kadcyla Aug: Rads to hip, then Perjeta, Herceptin & Taxotere Nov 2013: Perjeta, Herceptin, Halaven Early 2014: Affinitor, Aromasin, Perjeta, Herceptin. June 2014: Estradiol, Perjeta, Herceptin Aug 14: Tamoxofin, H & P http://kristin-notdying-blog.blogspot.com/