about to start taking and Dr ask me what do I want
2007-03-05 15:42:35 · 9 answers · asked by Tee 3 in Health ➔ Women's Health
Modern birth-control pills are very low-dose and have very few side effects of any sort. As all pills contain either synthetic progesterone or a combination of estrogen and progesterone, they're all really the same except the dosage. Just ask for the lowest dose pill possible. Alesse is one for example. The less hormone, the fewer side-effects.
2007-03-05 16:01:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All birth control pills have the potential to cause weight gain (which is actually water, not fat). The average weight gain is about 5-10 pounds. The one pill that I did lose weight on was Yasmin but I didn't stick with it because I had problems when I first went on it. Because of those problems I determined that I would never take it again.
2007-03-06 06:22:04 · answer #2 · answered by sokokl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First all birth control pills make you gain weight. Second you should use a rubber instead because the pills have side effects and in the long run they will catch up to you.
2007-03-05 23:46:29 · answer #3 · answered by Evelyn R 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nearly all birth control pills carry the risk of either gaining or losing weight. It does depend also on your diet and how healthy you are. If you are an ideal weight now and regularly exercise then the risk of putting on weight will decrease. Ask your doctor for more questions.
2007-03-05 23:46:35 · answer #4 · answered by ~*Renaissance*~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all depends. They affect women differently, some women won't experience any while others on the same pill will. I was on Ortho tricyclen Lo and I didn't experience any weight gain, but know women who did.
2007-03-05 23:49:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They all pretty much do that. It has to do with water weight gain. Watch your salt intake...especially mid month....not just what you add, but what you cook with, chips, fried, fast food, pickles, olives, ham, bacon, weiners, processed sandwich meat, catsup, ice cream...all heavy salted...and not always the kind of salt you can taste. Birth control pills have that as a natural side effect.
2007-03-05 23:47:09 · answer #6 · answered by bflogal77 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I know from experience that depo shot will put the weight on, for sure. If you don't want to gain any weight no matter what you eat or how much you exercise that shot will do it to y ou ..
2007-03-05 23:56:07 · answer #7 · answered by jakhiamylove 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DEPO IS HARD IT CAN ADD 5 TO 15 LBS. BUT IT WORKS REALLY WELL. MOST PEOPLE DON'T EVEN HAVE THERE PERIOD ANYMORE. MOST PILLS ADD ABOUT 10LBS. YOU MIGHT WANT TO TRY ANOTHER IDEA IF IT'S WIEGHT YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT
2007-03-05 23:49:17 · answer #8 · answered by Nicole 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
follow the golden rule of birth control pills.... the cheap ones make you fat, the expensive ones make you grow nice boobs.
2007-03-05 23:45:28 · answer #9 · answered by keep_it_friscy 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋