Skin Melanoma and Endometriosis

A national study of almost 100,000 French women were studied by a group of researchers at the Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale and Institut Gustave Roussy in Villejuif, France and they have found a positive association between a history of endometriosis and melanoma risk. They also found an association between breast fibromas and melanomas. The association is not completely surprising because there is a small association between skin melanoma and estrogen hormone levels. That having been said it is safe to take birth control pills and/or use hormone therapy in menopause if you have melanoma. It is also safe to become pregnant after a diagnosis of melanoma. But if you have been diagnosed with either of the gynocologic conditions of endometriosis or a breast lump, don't skip your skin check up!