Does it hold weight? The perceived effects of contraceptive use on weight status in females: A mixed-methods study
Leonie Bass, Tamara Prostináková, Kathelijne Gabrielle Silang, Alyssia Griffiths-Gray, Stephen McQuilliam, Elizabeth Mahon, Amy Whitehead, Kelsie Olivia Johnson, Vandana Dabla, Vandana Dabla, Vandana Dabla, Vandana Dabla · 2025
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Leonie Bass leads a team in 2025 in asking women whether they believe contraception changed their weight. Fear of weight gain is a common reason women avoid or drop contraceptives, yet belief and biology are hard to pull apart across a lifetime of changing bodies.
Three hundred fifteen mostly British women filled in a questionnaire on their past and present contraceptive use, side effects, and perceived weight effects. Twenty-five of them then kept timelines of their experience for a closer look. The mixed study separates what women feel happened from the other life factors that move weight at the same time.
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| CREATOR | Leonie Bass, Tamara Prostináková, Kathelijne Gabrielle Silang, Alyssia Griffiths-Gray, Stephen McQuilliam, Elizabeth Mahon, Amy Whitehead, Kelsie Olivia Johnson, Vandana Dabla, Vandana Dabla, Vandana Dabla, Vandana Dabla |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 105 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |