Not exact matches
Like a lot of
women who take hormonal birth control, some men
gained weight
on the
pill.
There is a finacial
gain by the
women being
on the
pill!!
Women on the
pill have a harder time
gaining muscle and experience higher levels of cortisol, which makes it harder to lose the pounds.
By the end of the program,
women who were not
on the
pill had
gained significantly more muscle mass, had higher levels of muscle - building hormones, and lower levels of muscle - breaking hormones like cortisol.
In my practice, I often see
women on the
pill struggling with migraines, weight
gain, and deficiencies in B vitamins (including B12 and folic acid) and zinc.
Women on birth control
pills tend to
gain wait around the waist, which is a hallmark of insulin resistance.
Dr. Halfon says this myth has likely persisted because «many
women are
on birth control
pills and many
women may
gain weight during the time they are
on the
pill, for many different reasons unrelated to the hormones in the
pill.»