Patient's question:
I have recently been breastfeeding while taking drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol tablets, but I feel like I've gained a lot of weight. Hello, does taking drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol tablets as a birth control pill cause weight gain?Doctor's answer:
The ethinylestradiol and drospirenone tablets are a type of combined short-acting oral contraceptive. Its main ingredients are ethinylestradiol and drospirenone. These are the two types of short-acting oral contraceptives that will never cause weight gain. Because it contains drospirenone, it will never lead to water and sodium retention, so it will also never cause weight gain. If you experience weight gain while taking ethinylestradiol and drospirenone tablets during this period, you should pay attention to a low-fat, low-salt diet and exercise to control your weight.