Maternal hormonal contraception use is not associated with central nervous system (CNS) tumors among children, according to a Danish study published in the Jan. 4 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. Maternal Contraception and Risk of Pediatric CNS TumorsMarie Hargreave, Ph.D., from the Danish Cancer Society Research Center in Copenhagen, and colleagues examined the association between maternal hormonal contraception use and CNS tumors in children (younger than 20 years) in a nationwide cohort study involving 1,185,063 children born in Denmark from Jan. 1, 1996, to Dec. 31, 2014. The adjusted incidence rate of CNS tumors was 5.0, 4.5, and 5.3 per 100,000 person-years for children born to mothers with recent hormonal contraception use, with previous use, and with no use, respectively. “No statistically significant association was found between maternal use of any type of hormonal contraception and CNS tumors in the children. In agreement with the study findings, four case-control studies found no association between maternal use of oral hormonal contraceptives and childhood CNS tumors,” the authors write.

Source: New York Times January 05, 2022 13:02 UTC