A question that crosses the minds of women considering contraception methods is whether or not you can lose weight while on birth control. For the most part, 95% of the birth control pills on the market contain high amounts of estrogen that can lead to fat storage. The worst of all fat-storing birth control pills are the ones that last for months, especially the brands that last for up to six months. These are the type of birth control pills that will lead to the most weight gain.
There have been numerous studies conducted on whether or not you can lose weight while on birth control. Since no body is the same, different reactions to the wide-range of available birth control methods is to be expected. The only way to see if your birth control causes you to lose or gain weight is to stop the pill for about three months and track the changes. During this test, a different method of contraception can be used. Birth control pills with the least amount of estrogen are less likely to cause weight gain, but are just as unlikely to cause one to lose weight. An example of a low-estrogen birth control pill is called Mircette.
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