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Re: Weight and Birth Control.. Please Help

From: Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 5 Sep 2002 15:54:19 -0500 (CDT)

At Thu, 5 Sep 2002, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>I am 23 years old, and about 50lbs overweight. I am in other wise good
>health. I don't smoke. My blood pressure is fine too. I have been on
>Ortho Cyclen for over a year. My questions are: Is it still safe for an
>overweight person to take the pill after a year? If something were to
>happen would it have happened by now? Does weight effect the
>effectiveness of the b/c pill? My friends just making me paranoid. Thank
>you for your time.

Pills affect your weight watching, but not necessarily the other way around. 

--
Alicia M. Lapidus M.D.
Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital Fernández
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Barcelo University
Vicepresident of Argentine Society of Hypertension in Pregnancy
Director Latina Obgyn.net- http\latina.obgyn.net\espanol
Buenos Aires
Argentina


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     choosing therapeutic options and/or interventions.


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     **Thank you for understanding :).**



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