Women who carry an uncommon genetic variant may produce an enzyme that breaks down hormones found in birth control, a new study finds
Your genetic makeup can affect how well different medicines work, and new research explores whether that's true for hormonal contraceptives.
Combined birth control may reduce ovarian cancer riskDr. Aaron Lazorwitz, co-author of the study and an obstetrician-gynecologist in the Division of Family Planning in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, said the unintended pregnancy risk for women who carry this genetic variant"cannot be quantified. Not at this point. It's too early.
"When we talk about precision medicine and things like that, it's very important to remember to consider all variables and not just genetics," Scott said. However,"unintended pregnancies would really warrant the ability to identify individuals who are susceptible" to less effective outcomes when using birth control. Lazorwitz agrees. "There's so much we don't know about birth control.
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