Posted By Discussion Topic: the Pill has benefits...   oCanada 03-12-2010 @ 12:13 PM                           reply Member Joined: Jan 2010 I saw an article today that the Pill can actually help you live longer. I've always been advised to avoid it because there's so much breast cancer in my family. But this study is saying that the Pill isn't linked to cancer or heart disease and that any bad effects are negligible and are outweighed by the benefits. The studies said that "over a lifetime women who took the Pill at any stage were less likely to die from any cause than those who did not. Our best estimate is that if you took a group of 100,000 women, and they used the pill for a year, on average you would have 52 fewer deaths in those women compared to those using other forms of contraception.” The catch is that this is about pills taken from the 60's - 80's. It may not be the same with the Pill taken today. But interesting anyway.. WhittleAway 05-07-2010 @ 12:53 PM                           reply Member Joined: Jan 2010 I took the pill in the 70's, so that is interesting to know. I didn't think I was doing my body any good at the time - other than preventing pregnancy. christina 06-11-2010 @ 10:12 AM                           reply Member Joined: Sep 2009 i think there are alot more cons against the pill these days but there are som many out there that vary and suit different types of women.