Trial reportContraception2017
Does body mass index or weight perception affect contraceptive use?
Trial report in Contraception, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
- Current Body Mass Index Is Associated with Reported Weight Gain as a Reason for Discontinuing Oral Contraceptive Pill Use.Obesities · 2026Article
- Social and socioeconomic determinants of health and contraceptive decision-making among women: a cross-sectional study from southeastern Iran.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate and Risk of Meningioma in the US.JAMA neurology · 2025Article
- The role of hormonal contraceptive use in mediating sociodemographic predictors of overweight/obesity among women of reproductive age in Ghana.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Social media use and weight bias internalization: association moderated by age and weight perception.Journal of eating disorders · 2024Article
- Women in larger bodies' experiences with contraception: a scoping review.Reproductive health · 2021Article
- Menstrual Pattern and Characteristics of One-Rod and Two-Rod Levonorgestrel Implant Users.Obstetrics and gynecology international · 2021Article
- Body Appreciation and Discontinuing Contraceptive Use Due to Concern About Weight Gain: A Brief Report.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2021Article
- Ten Years of Experience in Contraception Options for Teenagers in a Family Planning Center in Thrace and Review of the Literature.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectiveOverweight and obese women may avoid contraceptive methods they believe are associated with weight gain. The objective of this study was to examine the role of weight and weight perception on contraceptive use. STUDY
designUsing cross-sectional data from the MyNewOptions study, we analyzed contraceptive use among 987 privately insured, sexually active women aged 18-40 years. Contraception was categorized into three groups: (1) long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs), (2) non-LARC prescription methods and (3) nonprescription methods/no method. Multinomial logistic regression was used to model the effect of body mass index category and weight perception on contraceptive use while controlling for pregnancy intentions, sexual behavior and sociodemographic characteristics.
resultsEighty-three (8.4%) women were using LARCs, 490 (49.6%) women were using non-LARC prescription methods and 414 (42.0%) were using nonprescription methods or no method. In the adjusted multinomial model, overweight [adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 3.84, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.85-7.98) and obese women (aOR 2.82, 95% CI 1.18-6.72) were significantly more likely to use LARCs compared to normal-weight women. There were greater adjusted odds of overweight and obese women using nonprescription methods/no method compared with non-LARC prescription methods, but this finding did not reach statistical significance. Weight perception was not associated with contraceptive use.
conclusionIn this study sample, overweight and obese women were more likely to use LARCs than normal-weight women. It will be important to further understand how weight influences women and providers' views on contraception in order to better assist women with individualized, patient-centered contraceptive decision making. IMPLICATIONS: Overweight and obese women may be reluctant to use contraceptive methods they believe are associated with weight gain (i.e., pills, shot), but how that affects contraceptive use is unclear. Compared with normal-weight women, overweight and obese women in this study were more likely to use LARCs than non-LARC prescription methods.
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