Oral contraceptives making women fatter, new study finds

[Cathoholic]

NEWS, ABORTION, CONTRACEPTION Tue Oct 22, 2019 - 7:27 pm EST

Oral contraceptives making women fatter, new study finds​

(Please Note: This uploaded content is no longer available.)Martin M. Barillas

PAMPLONA, Spain, October 22, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) — The use of oral contraceptives among women increases the risk of obesity, according to new research.

Researchers at Spain’s University of Navarre analyzed the results of a longitudinal study of nearly 5,000 women over the course of eight years. Lead researcher Alfredo Gea and colleagues at the university’s Center for Research on Obesity and Nutrition (Ciberobn) published their findings in the International Journal of Obesity . The study is titled “Oral contraceptives use and development of obesity in a Mediterranean cohort: the SUN (Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra) Project” and was published in August. . . .

. . . Regarding methodology, the authors noted that the study population consisted of 4,920 female university graduates who were identified as “initially nonobese” with a mean age of 28.2 years. . . .

. . . Researcher Álvaro San Juan Rodríguez of the University of Pittsburgh told Spanish newspaper ABC that the study proved that
“the risk of developing obesity
in the following years
practically doubles among the women who regularly used oral contraceptives and almost
tripled among those who used it continuously for more than two years.” . . .

. . . Previous studies have indicated links between oral contraceptive use and debilitating or deadly blood clots. Oral contraceptive pills can cause elevated levels of cholesterol, migraine headaches, high blood pressure, various forms of cardiovascular disease, and cancer. According to the National Cancer Institute, women who have used oral contraceptives are at a slightly higher risk for breast cancer. The government agency noted that women who have used oral contraceptives are also at a higher risk of endometrial and cervical cancer.

(Bold emphasis mine)

Oral contraceptives making women fatter, new study finds - LifeSite

The results of the study showed that obesity becomes especially prevalent among women who consistently use oral contraceptives over time.

www.lifesitenews.com

 

[CaptFun]

On the other hand … that probably makes them work especially well.

- pregnancy also does that.

Perhaps some things are inevitable.

 

[GiftofMercy]

This is not new information , it has been known for decades.

 

[SusanneT]

Fatter, more unhealthy and more promiscuous ?

 

[Londoner]

Fatter, more unhealthy and more promiscuous ?

That is a crass and unpleasant thing to say. The link between oral contraceptives and slight weight gain has been known for ages. There’s no net impact on health. On the one hand, oral contraceptives may increase the risk of breast cancer, while on the other hand they may reduce the risk of ovarian cancer. Oral contraceptives are also often prescribed for therapeutic reasons, e.g. to treat menstrual problems, skin conditions, and low bone density. They also avoid unwanted pregnancy, which may in itself be a health benefit for many women. There’s also no reason to think that women using oral contraceptives are going to be more promiscuous than women using other forms of contraception or no contraception at all. Yes, I know, it’s shocking, women sometimes have casual sex without using contraception. In fact, women most commonly use oral contraceptives when they are in a long-term, committed relationship, e.g. marriage. That is when it makes most sense to use an oral contraceptive, implant, or coil. If a woman is having casual sex it makes more sense to use condoms.

 

[Cathoholic]

Londoner . . .

That is a crass and unpleasant thing to say.

I disagree.

It is just straight-up fact.

You might not like the word “fatter”.

Yet that’s what it is.

You might not think “unhealthy” is a good term.
That’s your call. Other people think it’s fine.

Do you have an issue with the word “promiscuous”?
Promiscuity is a descriptive term.

If you don’t like it, why not just use what you want, and let other people use whatever term THEY think is reasonable?

I think the terms were fine.

.

The link between oral contraceptives and slight weight gain . . .

You are equivocating.

The article wasn’t about “slight weight gain”.

The article concerned “obesity”.

.

On the one hand, oral contraceptives may increase the risk of breast cancer, while on the other hand they may reduce the risk of ovarian cancer.

Are there any other kinds of cancer that has been associated with OC usage?
Hint: To answer that, please see article.

What about other complications? Blood clots, abnormal body hair, depression, etc.?

And isn’t it true that oral contraceptives are considered a Class I Carcinogen by the World Health Organization?

.

They (oral contraceptives) also avoid unwanted pregnancy

How do you think they do that?
(Hint: There are three mechanisms.)

.

In fact, women most commonly use oral contraceptives when they are in a long-term, committed relationship

How do you know?

How are you defining “committed”?

How are you defining “long-term”?

What if they use them as an adjunct to be . . . promiscuous? Then what?

 

[SusanneT]

Feminism thanks the Pill for the ‘sexual liberation’ of women. By which they mean having the freedom to have sex, with whoever they like when they like without the’fear’ of pregnancy.

Need I say more.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Then why are men just as fat?

 

[niceatheist]

Fatter, more unhealthy and more promiscuous ?

With lovely sentiments like that, it’s a great wonder Western women aren’t knocking down the doors trying to get into the nearest church.

 

[melonhead]

Fatter, more unhealthy and more promiscuous ?

A bit crass, perhaps, but yes; the possibility of weight gain, blood clots, and other health problems have been known, or at least “strongly suspected”, for years. Personally, think Big Pharm is behind suppressing any studies relating to side effects of OC’s. I mean, you’re raking in billions by unlocking any potentates “obstacles” to one of mankind’s strongest urges, why (fiscally speaking) would someone stop that. It worked for Big Tobacco; get folks hooked then cover up evidence it’s bad

Promiscuous? Yes, I’d say the pill has made men and women more promiscuous. And ruined marriages. And broken homes. And increased abortion, poverty, unloved and unwanted kids. Basically everything Humanae Vitae spoke of.

 

[melonhead]

Fatter, more unhealthy and more promiscuous ?

This thread needs a soundtrack.