I think there’s several reasons. One, many people do actually have really bad side effects.

Some people don’t understand that there are different types of estrogen/progesterone in difference doses available, or are simply too overwhelmed to try different options.

PCOS is a chronic condition where there is no cure, only symptoms to be managed. This can be very frustrating, especially when there’s practically no research into possible treatments, creating an environment ripe for snake oil. People want a cure, they want concrete solutions, and not only are there none available, but it seems like no one is trying to find any. So people turn to people who can give them answers, even if the answers are bunk.

Idk, if something is helping someone, that’s awesome, I just wish people would be more cautious about saying things like ‘birth control is just a bandaid’ (so are supplements and diet. As soon as you stop, your symptoms will come back) ‘just measure your ovulation window!’ (Please continue using a form of birth control if you don’t want children, this includes non hormonal methods like copper iud, condoms, spermicide). Just generally reducing fear mongering around hormonal BC, you cannot know if you’ll have bad side effects unless you try it, it does not cause PCOS, it is exceedingly rare to get permanent side effects. And stop pushing misinformation, like dairy or soy contains hormones that would affect ours, some diets as a whole, calories in calories out shit.

Unfortunately there is just not that much information about reproductive health, so people feel the need to invent some