Anonymous inquired: BIRTH CONTROL DOES. NOT. MAKE. YOU. GAIN. A LOT OF WEIGHT. I asked my doctor about this, he said you can only blame eight pounds at the most on birth control, the rest is your control over sweets and how much you exercise.

Weight gain is determined by far more factors than just diet and exercise. Don’t blame weight on people being “gluttonous” or “lazy”. It’s fatphobic and uninformed.



Everyone’s experience with birth control is different, this means that some people may experience significant weight gain. This is why their doctors change their birth control.

