vaginapagina | Help me, my lovelies!

I need some advice from my lovely VagPag women and men. So, here goes.

I've been on the pill since I was 14 - I had 9 ovarian cysts, and that's what we used to rectify that situation. Now that I'm 22, the added birth control benefit has come into play. Previously, I've used condoms for safe sex, but now I'm with a partner where we have been tested. But, yes, I'm still on the pill for medical reasons beyond birth control.

I went to the doctor today, and was found to have high blood pressure. I'm going to get some blood work done tomorrow to see what the cause is. The doctor says that if he can find and treat the cause of the problem, that he will. But, high blood pressure does run in my family.

Which leads me to my question.

If I have to go on a high enough dosage of blood pressure medication, I will have to go off of the birth control pill. I'm looking online, and I'm starting to think that an IUD will be my only medical birth control choice. I'm reading about it now, and I must admit, it doesn't sound nearly as pleasant as the pill.

I'm not thinking about leaping into herbal medications, due to it possibly interfering with my blood pressure medication (if any).

Are there any options I'm missing? Any help will be hugely appreciated by myself,and my fiancee.