If your niece asked you if she should take birth control or avoid it, what would you say?

Presuming that your niece is of a “proper age” to be having sex, and she’s asked you whether or not to take birth control, what would you recommend, given any potential long term health risks/consequences/benefits?

What if her preference is to avoid taking hormones generally? Should she get over that concern given modern medicine and the widespread use of birth control?

Or should she stick to her guns and use other methods (condoms, etc) to prevent pregnancy/have safe sex?