Obesity and oral contraceptives: a clinician's guide

Shaw, K.A.; Edelman, A.B.

Best Practice and Research. Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 27(1): 55-65

2013


ISSN/ISBN: 1878-1594
PMID: 23384746
DOI: 10.1016/j.beem.2012.09.001
Document Number: 565447
Obesity and unintended pregnancy are two of the major health epidemics we are currently facing worldwide. Patient education is a clinician's greatest tool in combating both epidemics but many clinicians may be uncomfortable with counselling and prescribing contraception for obese women. Overall, the prevention of unintended pregnancy in obese women far outweighs any risk associated with oral contraceptive use. This review aims to provide the clinician with a practical guide to the use of oral contraceptive pills in obese women.

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Obesity and oral contraceptives: a clinician's guide