Oral Contraception and Weight Control
Copyright (c) 2009 Neal Spruce
The Oral Contraceptive Pill (OCP)
The Oral Contraceptive Pill (OCP) or birth control pill belongs to a class of birth control compounds called hormonal contraceptives. The basic science behind them is to interrupt the normal release of hormones in the female that lead to ovulation, or the release of an egg. If there is no egg released, no fertilization can occur. OCPs may also make periods milder, more regular and help control some conditions such as endometriosis. The overwhelming majority of women in the United States use OCPs at some point in their lives. Recently, a large-scale survey of women in America indicates that about 82 percent have used OCPs at some time between age 15 and 44 and at any given time about 20 percent of the women in this age range are using OCPs. Between 20 and 60 percent of women will discontinue using OCPs because of side effects such as headaches, mood changes, and weight gain. Many hormonal contraceptives list weight change as a side effect. This point of this article is to discuss OCPs and weight gain.
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