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Does Taking Birth Control Pills Cause Weight Gain?

hi. my doctor has just put me on femodette contraceptive to regulate my menstrual cycle. im a bit reluctant to use it as i have heard of people that put on a lot of weight on the pill. I m currently on a exercise program to lose some weight, will the pill now make me put on weight?is it something in the pill that make people put on weight or is it coz the pill makes you hungry that people tend to eat and put on weight?also is it true that Odette is good for skin?
Thu, 11 Aug 2016
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hello dear.
understand your concern.
weight gain is side effect of birth control pills & it is not same in every women.
every contraceptive methods has some side effects & failure rate, but it does not means that every women have same side effects,it alter by women to women.
pills have hormones,thats why it cause hormonal changes,so weight gain occur.
its not like that,it good for skin,but due to hormones in pills some changes occurs in other hormones secretion also,so it also give you pimple free face & glow.

if you don't want to take it then use other methods like condom,diaphragm,hormonal injection & patch ,cooper t if you have childrens.
hope this will guide you.
best regards
Dr.sagar.
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Does Taking Birth Control Pills Cause Weight Gain?

hello dear. understand your concern. weight gain is side effect of birth control pills & it is not same in every women. every contraceptive methods has some side effects & failure rate, but it does not means that every women have same side effects,it alter by women to women. pills have hormones,thats why it cause hormonal changes,so weight gain occur. its not like that,it good for skin,but due to hormones in pills some changes occurs in other hormones secretion also,so it also give you pimple free face & glow. if you don t want to take it then use other methods like condom,diaphragm,hormonal injection & patch ,cooper t if you have childrens. hope this will guide you. best regards Dr.sagar.