HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients
Book a video visit
HealthTap
Telehealth
A member asked:

Do birth control pills worsen insulin resistance in pcos women?

A doctor has provided 1 answer
Dr. Seth Derman answered

Specializes in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

They can: Birth control pills may worsen the Insulin resistance. However, there are numerous beneficial effects on bcps in women with pcos (who are not trying to conceive), and they are still recommended.

Answered 6/25/2014

4.8k views

Thank

Related Questions

A member asked:

Can a pcos pregnant woman make these test LP-IR Score, HOMA-IR,C-Peptide to detect if pcos is due to insulin resistance?

4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

A member asked:

Can metformin cause me to be sick? When I take a metformin pill , I start vomiting. Is there any other type of drug for insulin resistance/pcos

5 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

A member asked:

Is it possible to have severe PCOS but without insulin resistance & being overweight? If so how likely is this & what is recommended for symptoms in this case if patient does not tolerate the pill & spironolactone does not do much?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

Does a gestational diabetes in a pcos pregnant woman tell that she is insulin resistance and her pcos is caused by insulin resistance factor?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

Is PCOS related infertility difficult to treat in thin women? I haven't tried to conceive but my testosterone is high/mild insulin resistance.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Sponsored Content
HealthTap Medical Group does not endorse products or services. Sponsored content revenues support our mission to make health information free and accessible to all.Learn more

People also searched for:

I have a hormonal imbalance , will birth control treat it ? As well as the pcos and insulin resistance?
How are birth control pills and anti-androgens different in the aspect of lowering male hormones in a pcos woman?
I'm a 17 year old female. Which is the best Birth Control pill to reduce PCOS symptoms?
If a female has pcos and her period becomes regular without the use of birth control pills, will she be able to become pregnant naturally?
Is it okay for a woman with regular periods and no PCOS to intake oral contraceptive pills as means of birth control?

Telemedicine

Primary Care
Manage Your Conditions
Women's Health
Children's Health
Men's Health
Senior Health
Wellness, Prevention & Lifestyle
Sexual Health
Mental & Behavioral Health
Travel Medicine
Urgent Care
Ask your question
Didn't find what you're looking for?

90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.

Ask your question

More of what we treat

Allergies
Antibiotics
Asthma
High Blood Pressure
Prescriptions
Type 2 Diabetes
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HealthTap
HIPAA logo
HIPAASecure
Soc 2 Type 2 logo
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHO Accredited
JCAHOAccredited
Member App

Download HealthTap

Video visit and message your doctor

Member App QR Code
Play Store Member LinkApp Store Member Link

Questions?

+1 (888) 828-0841support@healthtap.com
LinkedInTwitter
HomeTermsPrivacyCookiesDMCAHealth TopicsDoctors DirectoryDoctor Q&A by Specialty
Copyright 2026 HealthTap, Inc.