During pregnancy, oestrogen levels are very high.
Nan Jolly MB BCh. IBCLC. LLLL
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
> Pat Young <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> i think you are reading it wrong :-( We get prolonged exposure to
>> estrogen
>> because we don't have breaks. The breaks are-pg, BF and BC :-)
>
> This is not true, however. Combined birth control pills contain
> supraphysiological doses of oestrogen, and are not a "break" from
> oestrogen exposure at all.
>
> The article's just plain wrong, written by someone who was making it up
> as they go along, and is dangerous.
> Lara Hopkins
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