Expert: DW - 7/15/2008

Question
Hello.  I am preparing to go to the OB-GYN for the first time in order to get checked over and get on birth control pills.  I was wondering if you can tell me which birth control pills are least likely to cause weight gain?  I know that the possibility is there with any sort of hormonal birth control, but have heard so much about Yaz and other pills, and so was curious and hoping you could enlighten me a bit!  Thank you so much!

Answer
Hi Nik,

Thanks for your question. I can't advise you to take any kind of birth control pills. They are hormonal and have side effects and I don't believe are healthy for our bodies (as women). The only kinds of birth control I can advise is condoms and Natural Family Planning. I will post below an article about birth control pills.
Please email me and let me know what you think. You can email me at DWooley97@yahoo.com Thanks.

Diane W.

<<Progestins and the estrogen in the pill are artificial hormones that
make your body believe that it is pregnant month after month. All the
vital organs in your body are affected by the constant use of the pill.
It contains powerful steroids and artificial hormones.
This constant presence of powerful steroids is not healthy, and there
are side effects when using the pill. Here are the ways the pill can
work.
1. It can prevent ovulation (releasing an egg from the ovary)
  2. It can cause the mucus in the cervix to change so that if sperm
reach the cervix, they are not allowed to enter, and
  3. It can irritate the lining of the uterus so that if the first two
actions fail, and you do become pregnant, your body will reject the
fetus (baby) and he or she will die.
It's called a chemical abortion.

Here are some of the side effects of the pill:
-bacterial infections (because the pill weakens the immune system.)
-more susceptible to the AIDS virus (HIV) because the pill weakens the
immune system
-pelvic inflammatory disease-an infection of the fallopian tubes that
can cause sickness or sterility
-infertility-unable to ever bear children
-ectopic pregnancy
-shrinking of the womb (endometrial atrophy)
-mood swings and depression
-breast cancer
-blood clots
-birth defects in children conceived while women are on the pill
-tender breasts
-stroke
-cervical cancer
-weight gain >>