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The article was professionally consulted by Specialist Doctor I Nguyen Thi Man - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Vinmec Danang International General Hospital. The doctor has more than 10 years of experience in diagnosing, consulting and treating in the field of Obstetrics and Gynecology.Oral contraceptives are one of the familiar and necessary drugs for women, but there is information that using oral contraceptives will cause weight gain, thereby significantly affecting appearance.
1. Do oral contraceptives cause weight gain?
Although rare, some women actually do gain a bit of weight when they start using the pill. This is a temporary side effect that is caused by increased water retention and not by actual fat.The combined results of 44 studies show no evidence that oral contraceptives cause weight gain in the vast majority of women. And like other side effects of oral contraceptives, the weight gain is very mild and will go away within 2 to 3 months.
Trắc nghiệm: Thuốc tránh thai khẩn cấp có những tác dụng phụ gì?
Thuốc tránh thai khẩn cấp giúp ngừa thai hiệu quả nhưng cũng là con dao hai lưỡi vì có thể gây ảnh hưởng tới khả năng sinh sản của người sử dụng. Theo dõi bài trắc nghiệm dưới đây để biết thuốc tránh thai khẩn cấp có những tác dụng phụ gì?The following content is prepared under supervision of Thạc sĩ, Bác sĩ y khoa, Tạ Quốc Bản , Sản phụ khoa , Khoa Sản phụ khoa - Bệnh viện Đa khoa Quốc tế Vinmec Phú Quốc
2. What to do when gaining weight due to using oral contraceptives?
If you gain weight from using oral contraceptives, as well as experience any unwanted effects of the pill, consult your doctor. Your doctor may recommend a different type of pill, because not all pills are created equal.
There are two types of oral contraceptives:
Synthetic oral contraceptives, containing two hormones, estrogen and progestin. The oral contraceptive pill contains only progestin. Most oral contraceptives use the same type of estrogen at different doses, but different brands may use a different type of progestin hormone at different doses. And most likely from there there are various undesirable effects.
Whatever medicine is used, be patient for at least 3 months for the unwanted effect to disappear.
3. The proportion of ingredients in oral contraceptives has now changed
The oral contraceptive pill since first being sold in the early 1960s contains very high concentrations of the hormones estrogen and progestin. High doses of estrogen can cause weight gain due to increased water retention and increased appetite. As a result, half a century ago some women who took oral contraceptives gained weight.Today's oral contraceptives contain much lower levels of hormones, and weight gain is no longer a worrisome side effect.
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