Protective Factors
Notably, some events or conditions have a protective effect:
- Combined oral contraceptive pills are a protective factor.
- The more children a woman has, the lower her risk of ovarian cancer.
- Early age at first pregnancy, older age of final pregnancy and the use of low dose hormonal contraception have also been shown to have a protective effect.
- The risk is also lower in women who have had their fallopian tubes blocked surgically (tubal ligation).
Read more about this topic: Ovarian Cancer
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