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Prolonged Menstruation After Taking Contraceptive Pills. Prescribed With Duphaston. Will This Medication Cause Cancer?

Hi, My gynecologist prescribed Duphaston for 15 days because I am not tolerating my contraceptive pills since two months ago. The symptom is that I bleed all the time during the whole cycle, instead of after finishing each pill package. He has change my pill twice and still, I am starting to bleed again. I trust my doctor, but I am very concerned about taking hormones and its relation to cancer , since I have many family members that have died because of cancer, specially on my father s side. Would you recommend taking Duphaston to stop the bleeding? Is there a significant risk? Thank you!
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Hi thanks for the query.

Taking a hormone for a short interval are not likely to cause cancerous changes. You can go with your doctor's advice to stop the bleeding right now.

Hope this information is helpful and informative to you.
If you have further queries you can directly reach out to me on the following URL:
http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-deepti-goyal/65111
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Prolonged Menstruation After Taking Contraceptive Pills. Prescribed With Duphaston. Will This Medication Cause Cancer?

Hi thanks for the query. Taking a hormone for a short interval are not likely to cause cancerous changes. You can go with your doctor s advice to stop the bleeding right now. Hope this information is helpful and informative to you. If you have further queries you can directly reach out to me on the following URL: http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-deepti-goyal/65111