| Friday, July 13, 2007 |
| Birth Control Pills, Weight Gain, and Water Retention |
Yes. Birth control pills can cause you to gain weight and have trouble losing it.
What's responsible for it? Mostly estrogen. Estrogen is the primary female sex hormones. The more estrogen a pill has, the higher of chance to put on weight and retain fluid.
Estrogen increases the insulin level. That means, as Ihave already explained in previous posts, resistance to weight loss.
My best friend started putting on weight the moment she started taking the pills. Well, sometimes it is necessary to take them (regulates periods and other problems women might have), but sometimes it is better not to. If you care about your health and birth control, try the normal condom.
Some people are even allergic to pills: strong headaches, crazy appetite, nausea, dizziness, constipation. The list can go on. The good part is supposed to be related to some cancers.
Now lots of studies show that women do not put on weight because of the birth control pills. However, the case studies on real people among ourselves show the opposite. Besides, the negative aspects of estrogen are always there, and as long as the pills contain estrogen, I don't see how they cannot cause weight gain.Labels: pills, water_retention, weight |
posted by Darquette @ 7:22 PM  |
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