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Thumbing through your inbox charts, you see your next patient is a 19-year-old who began use of oral contraceptives (OCs) about six months ago. When you talk with her in the examination room, however, you find that she has discontinued use of the Pill after she began to gain weight.

Do OCs cause weight gain? No, says research