Birth-control pill does not lead to weight gain, Swedish research finds

Tuesday, June 7, 2011 - 10:30 in Psychology & Sociology

Many young women do not want to start taking the contraceptive pill because they are worried that they will put on weight, or come off it because they think that they have gained weight because of it. However, new research from Sweden has demonstrated that the combined contraceptive pill does not cause weight increase.

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