CEU statement on weight and contraception: how do they influence each other?

Posted 23 April 2017

Date: 23 Apr 2017

Type: FSRH Clinical Guidance and Clinical Statements

Read the latest CEU statement.

This statement summarises the available evidence regarding how contraception may affect a woman’s weight and how a woman’s weight may affect contraceptive efficacy.

Looking at each method individually, the CEU advises clinicians on what proven and theoretical associations exist between contraception and weight.

View the statement at the weblink below.