yeah Sally I reckon BCP's are very evil... i went off them in March this year after 9yrs of being on them pretty much non-stop and i got AF CD48 and then CD30 then CD33 (now) so not too bad i guess... and i took Vitex Agnus Castus tablets they helped too..... i am a big believer in those tablets.
i dont think i'll ever go back on BCP's... once we have our kids, probably DF will get the snip!