That said...

According to a 2021 study, systemic hormonal contraceptives can increase the risk of stroke and heart attack by 1.6 times.

So for a given age, more women have been increasing their stroke risk as it's been widely adopted.

Note that HRT has the same effect, so MtF have 2.8x the stroke risk of a normal man.

That said...

According to a 2021 study, systemic hormonal contraceptives can increase the risk of stroke and heart attack by 1.6 times.

So for a given age, more women have been increasing their stroke risk as it's been widely adopted.

Note that HRT has the same effect, so MtF have 2.8x the stroke risk as a normal man.

That's not quite true, but it probably is the dominant factor in the stats. That said...

According to a 2021 study, systemic hormonal contraceptives can increase the risk of stroke and heart attack by 1.6 times.