I went to Planned Parenthood today to get new birth control. I've been on pills for years.
The NP told me that I shouldn't be on estrogen based BC because I get migraines with aura, and the two together increase the risk of stroke. I had read about that before, but when I brought it up with my OB-GYN, she said I didn't really need to worry about it. My NP said that it was pretty common for the risk to be minimized by doctors because it's still not a HUGE chance of stroke, but it's definitely still higher, and she'd prefer I not be on it.
We talked about IUDs (Mirena specifically) and I'll probably got for it eventually, but today I decided on the Depo shot. I'm pretty pumped about not taking a pill every day (not like I don't take a ton of other pills but still.) Plus it was just generally a really positive experience.
The downside is that now the arm I got the shot on HURTS. Huuuurts. It's been a while since I've gotten any sort of shot. Ugh.