Wow, imagine that... Who would have thought that messing with womens hormones so she could attempt to prevent the consequences of unfettered sex and be punished with a baby would have unintended consequences??
It sure is a good thing they can have an abortion because now women won’t want to take birth control. It might make them fat and they just couldn’t live with that.
Unfortunately, sarcasm tag is off because it is predictably true. These kinds of studies will cause a major uptick in abortion as women abandon birth control to control their weight, much as an anti smoking campaign a while back pointed out that women would rather smoke than eat right to maintain their weight.
The Depo shot DOES make women hold on to every calorie, because the brain thinks the body is pregnant.
I foolishly tried it when it first was approved and packed on 15 lbs. within the 1st month of getting the shot-with no change in my then usual exercise or eating habits. I didn’t bother with a second shot. Those 15 lbs. were a bear to shed, it seemed different than just plain ol’ weight gain.
I have a family member who used the Depo shot for years and now the once slender, cute newlywed is carting around an extra 80 lbs. She’s also had a host of fertility problems for years after quitting it-probably due in part to the weight gain-caused from monkeying around with her hormones.
In both cases our health care ‘professionals’ insisted the drug DID not cause weight gain...but to me it seemed like a no-brainer!
I find it intensely creepy that the government has this information available.