Can starting a new birth control medication cause a breast lump?

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Can starting a new birth control medication cause a breast lump?

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Birth control medications contain the hormones estrogen and/or progesterone. In women of menstruating age these hormones may lead to the development of breast lumps. Although most of these lumps are benign, all breast lumps should be examined by a physician to rule out the possibility of cancer.

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