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Re: [Birth Control] PILL weight gain

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 21 Aug 2002 09:14:49 -0500 (CDT)


At Tue, 20 Aug 2002, carrie wrote: >
>I have never taken a pill before..as I have been on Depo for almost 7
>years now. I want to start the pill and was wondering if any are better
>for non-weight gain verses the others. I have heard of people gaining
>up to 30 pounds on the pill and I have already been dealing with weight
>gain the past 7 years. What makes you gain the weight on the pill and
>is there a pill that does not make you gain? Thank you, carrie
>
>--
>Carrie Des Lauriers
>

You are much more likely to gain weight with the Depo than with any pill. As a rule, us the lowest dose pill you can that does not result in BTB.

--
William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

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