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Re:Any type of hormonal contraceptive may increase risk of b... by afavour on Saturday March 25, 2023 @03:26PM (#35306186)
Not entirely, no. Women take birth control for a number of reasons unrelated to pregnancy:

https://www.webmd.com/sex/birth-control/ss/slideshow-birth-c...

The “context of a relationship” part is when a couple decide to cease birth control in order to have a child together. The OP is talking about still using birth control, just different birth control that he would prefer she use over the alternatives. Ultimately that should be her choice because the end result to him (no pregnancy) is the same.

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Re:Any type of hormonal contraceptive may increase risk of b... by thfuran on Saturday March 25, 2023 @03:35PM (#35306298)
>Women take birth control for a number of reasons unrelated to pregnancy

Yes, but don't forget about the elephant in the room: There are a lot of women on birth control who wouldn't be if they weren't trying to avoid pregnancy.

>Ultimately that should be her choice.

Were you under the impression that he was physically preventing his girlfriends from taking birth control?

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Re:Any type of hormonal contraceptive may increase risk of b... by klyrs on Saturday March 25, 2023 @03:48PM (#35306478)
I'm not sure if it counts as "the elephant in the room" when that's the stated purpose of the medication.
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Re:Any type of hormonal contraceptive may increase risk of b... by thfuran on Saturday March 25, 2023 @03:59PM (#35306633)
The elephant that is the room?
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