There’s no evidence to suggest the pill makes you gain weight, says study

"While some users of contraception gain weight during use, there is no evidence that use of intrauterine contraception, the etonogestrel implant, the progestogen-only pill or combined hormonal contraception causes significant weight gain," reads the study.

The progestogen-only injectable depo-medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) was associated with some weight gain in women under the age of 18 with a certain BMI, however there was no evidence to suggest that any other weight gain was directly related to the contraceptives. Rather, "women who gain more than five percent of their baseline body weight in the first six months of use may be more likely to experience continued weight gain." So basically, if you're gaining weight, you're just gaining weight. That's it. This comes after new guidelines from the NHS showed that there are no benefits to taking a seven day break from the oral contraceptive pill. Rather, it was revealed that the pill can be taken every day of the month without any side effects.