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Abstract
This study analyzed weight gain as a side effect of oral contraceptive use in teens and young adults. A retrospective chart review from 1978 to 1983 was conducted at two family planning clinics. Weight gain over 12 months was compared between females starting oral contraceptive pills and a control group using an IUD or a barrier method. One-hundred thirty-eight charts were included in the oral contraceptive group and 35 in the control group. There was no significant difference between the oral contraceptive group and control group in initial weight and weight after one year of use. Distribution of weight was also similar. There were no significant blood pressure changes. In the oral contraceptive group only five (3.7%) users listed weight gain as a side effect. The results suggest that for many young women who use oral contraceptive pills there is no greater risk of weight gain than for other sexually active young females.Entities:
Keywords: Adolescents; Adolescents, Female; Adult--women; Age Factors; Americas; Barrier Methods; Biology; Body Weight--changes; California; Comparative Studies; Contraception--side effects; Contraceptive Agents, Female--side effects; Contraceptive Agents--side effects; Contraceptive Methods--side effects; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Family Planning; Health; Iud; Maternal Health; North America; Northern America; Oral Contraceptives--side effects; Physiology; Population; Population Characteristics; Research Report; United States; Youth
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Year: 1986 PMID： 3759603 DOI： 10.1016/s0197-0070(86)80163-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Adolesc Health Care ISSN： 0197-0070