atieka t1_jdpoodw wrote on March 26, 2023 at 5:16 AM

Reply to comment by TheGeneGeena in Any type of hormonal contraceptive may increase risk of breast cancer: according to an analysis of data by researchers at Oxford, progestogen-only hormonal contraceptives may increase breast cancer risk by 20-30%; the use of combined contraceptives may also slightly increase breast cancer risk. by aiaaidan

This was me! I had ocular migraines regularly while on estrogen birth control and my PCP didn’t make the connection. I switched doctors and the second one immediately referred me to a neurologist, who said it wasn’t safe for me to be on that birth control anymore- the ocular migraines were a signal my body wasn’t responding well.