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Podcast: Dr. Chapa’s OBGYN Clinical Pearls
Episode: The Pill Made Me Fat! What?? Do OCPs cause weight gain?
Description: Weight gain is commonly cited as a side effect of combination oral contraception, and is amount the top reasons for pill discontinuation. Do birth control pills make women gain weight? Where did this perception come from? What does the data show? In this session we will review systematic reviews and the Cochran database regarding this subject.