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I was on the pill for a few months in high school for medical reasons, and I ended up with migrains and "vision abnormalities." I went off of it shortly there after, and when I went to talk to my doctor about hormonal birth control several years later, I was told that I was most likely having tiny blood clots in my brain. He perscribed a low dose pill, and I decided that the risk of blood clots wasn't worth the one percent increased chance of pregnancy over condoms.
I know plenty of people on hormonal birth control, and they love it, but I like to remind people that there are other options.
And for me, birth control would be more expensive than condoms.
Condoms, when used correctly, are almost as effective as the pill, and the possible side effects are far less severe.
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