YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for September, 2002: Re: Weight and Birth Control.. Please Help

Re: Weight and Birth Control.. Please Help

From: Amanda (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 6 Sep 2002 09:25:38 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 5 Sep 2002, Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. wrote: >
>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

Anonymous, There was a study a while back that showed the pill to be slightly less effective at higher body weights, but it is still highly effective. Don't worry, and don't listen to your friends.

>
>Note: opinions expressed here are for educational purposes
> only and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient
> relationship. This information is not intended to supplant
> the need for you to consult with your physician prior to
> choosing therapeutic options and/or interventions.
>
> **Private emails cannot be entertained due to time
> constraints; consequently, they will receive no response.
>
> **Thank you for understanding :).**
>

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