does birth control make you gain weight?

Answer 1

usually

Answer 2

Birth control pills may make you gain some weight, however the failure to use something, will surely cause you to gain weight and quite a lot of it too. Along with a lifelong commitment. On the other hand, It often can clear up your skin and makes your periods more regular.

Answer 3

Studies have shown that women taking hormonal birth control lose weight as often as they gain it.
Additionally, different methods of hormonal birth control tend to have different side effect profiles.
It would be worth looking into various TYPES of hormonal birth control. For example, methods that use a lower dose of hormone might be something you'd be interested in trying, since the theory goes that the hormones cause weight gain.

Consider a nuvaring, or a hormonal IUD

Answer 4

"Weight change on pills has different components. Estrogens cause salt retention which in turn causes fluid retention and up to about 3-5 pounds in weight as a one time event. This is visible on the scale but shouldn't change clothes size. Estrogen also picks up metabolism somewhat and can keep weight gain from eating down.

Progestins in pills usually stimulate appetite and thus are most often responsible for continuing weight gain. For example DepoProvera®, which is pure progestin is notorious for stimulating appetite and causes weight gain in many women using it.

Finally, progestin blocks the effect estrogen so a pill with a weaker progestin (e.g. Orthocept®) in effect might be a stronger estrogen effect than Demulen® 1/35 which has a stronger progestin even though both pills have 1 mg of progestin and 35 mcgm of estrogen. "

Answer 5

the birth control shot makes you gain weight.

Answer 6

It all depends on YOUR body. Everyone is different and it can affect each person differently. I was told that the Depo shot was supposed to make you gain weight, but I've been on it for almost a year, and I lose a couple pounds every few months. I eat regulary and have a healthy diet, but I also have overactive thyroids. So it depends on your current health.

Answer 7

It is different for every woman.Some women do gain weight when taking birthcontrol and others dont gain any weight at all.One girl i work with she said it made her lose weight so it is different for everyone. So if you are afriad of gaining weight talk to your doctor and ask her/him which BC method has the least chance of you gaining weight also excercising will lower your chance of gaining weight too.

Answer 8

some is known too, talk to your doctor to figure out which ones do. remember though some make you gain a little weight, but a kid will make you gain a lot of weight.

Answer 9

yes. When you put hormons in to your body to change what naturaly happens then there is a chemical change which doesnt just affect one area of your body but the entire body goes through chages.

Answer 10

It may, but it will be a lot less weight than getting pregnant.

Answer 11

Yep, sure can, did for me but made my boobs bigger too, so there was a plus, then you can go on and have kids someday, hurts a lot, then menopause...how lucky we are to be women!!!!