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I am a college runner. is it true that birth control can make people have major setbacks in athletics because of weight gain etc.?

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Weight: Some birth controls can cause weight gain. However, there are weight stable pills as well and of course non hormonal birth control won't have any weight effect. Depo-provera is well known to cause weight gain in some patients.

Answered 7/11/2015

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A member asked:

I am a college runner. is it true that birth control can make people have major setbacks in athletics because of weight gain etc.?

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