Wanting to come off Hormonal contraception

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I'm mid 30-s. Been on the hormonal contraception (most recently Progestogen only pill) for best part of 20 years. Husband and I have 2 children and won't be having any more (I would have quite liked another tbh but he's been adamant he doesn't want for the last 6 years.) I want to come off the pill - I've read various things about long term effects not being well studied and really id just like to let me body do it's thing as I approach perimenopause. I don't even have a clue what a normal cycle looks like for me. We only have sex a couple of times a month and I really resent taking hormonal contraception every day for that. Husband is very reluctant to have a vasectomy as thinks it will affect his testosterone levels. Obviously aware that condoms are an options but doesn't seem very appealing and I don't really want to add any other barriers (scuse the pun) to us getting frisky. Are there any other options? And does anyone have any good sources of info re the Pill or vasectomies? Thanks in advance.

Non hormone coil. I think it's the copper coil. Friend has had ones for years as she cannot tolerate hormonal contraception. Go with your husband to the gp to discuss this and vasectomy.

Just to warn you re the above, although they clearly work for other people I did not stop bleeding on the copper coil and had to have it taken out as my iron was suffering. I certainly wouldn’t be messing with it again now I’m older.

I would be tempted to tell my husband that I was taking a break from hormonal birth control and it was up to him to take responsibility. It might make him reconsider. My husband has had the snip and it is the best thing as we can not have anymore children and I was not going back on hormonal birth control as I did not realise how much it affected me (felt different when I came off it).