Since January, I’ve had headaches for about half the days of every month, usually on for a week or two and then off for a week. When I started this birth control pill in 2020, I was told that it may increase my chance of migraine, which was linked to an increased risk of stroke. The (male) gynecologist explained this shouldn’t concern me because whatever the chance of stroke is on this pill, it’s much lower than one’s chance during pregnancy. So it’s better, during the month, to follow the rules on the package and take the risk.