As I said, the woman is trustworthy. She’s also a Christian and an innovator in the abstinence movement.
Besides, as a family doctor, I’m trained to evaluate research. The early reports on this research are nearly 10 years old. Off label, women have been using OCP’s this way for at least 20 years.
I personally had an aunt stroke out after 20 years of birth control. No smoking, in good shape physically. Perhaps she is an anomaly, but I can’t see taking that risk for an inconvenience once a month.
Those who have genuine menstrual problems, fine. But for Suzy who thinks periods are “yukky”, this should be discouraged.