• Home
  • Wellness Articles
  • Contact

Wellcast

Womens Health, Wellness and Integrative Health.

Home » Contraceptive Pill May Reduce Women’s Muscle Gain In The Gym

Contraceptive Pill May Reduce Women’s Muscle Gain In The Gym

April 19, 2009 By Deborah

Facebook0
Twitter0
Google+0
Pinterest0
LinkedIn0

women_gym

A recent study gives us a new side effect of the birth control pill. Birth control pills have many benefits. Not only is it a very effective way to prevent pregnancy, but it also reduces a woman’s risk of anemia, menstrual cramps, ovarian cancer, fibrocystic breast pain, PMS (for some women), as well as helping regulate a woman’s cycle.
There are side effects as well, when you’re dealing with hormones. Some of them include irregular bleeding, mood swings, bloating, amenorrhea (lack of periods), blood clots, headache, and high blood pressure.

A study has shown that women using birth control pills are less able to gain lean muscle mass when doing resistance exercises then women who are not on birth control pills. The reason may be higher Cortisol levels (stress hormone) and lower androgen levels (testosterone).

There are always benefits and risks when taking any medications. This is one more piece of information that women should know before choosing an oral contraceptive.

Women who do resistance exercises and take oral contraceptives appear to gain less lean muscle than women who do the same but do not take oral contraceptives, say researchers from Texas A&M University in College Station….

Read the rest of this post from Health News from Medical News Today

Technorati Tags:
health, wellness, women’s health, womens health

Related

Filed Under: Health, Wellness, WomensHealth

Looking for Something?

A Little About Me

Debbie is a board certified family nurse practitioner with an emphasis on women's health. During the past 22 years she has worked in women's health and family practice with a focus on the integration of conventional and alternative therapies.

Email Updates

Sign up to receive email updates for the latest in health and wellness.

Connect with us online

  • Twitter

Latest Tweets

  • Gut Microbiome Linked to Major Depression is.gd/e4SIHE

    Yesterday at 1:16 pm

  • COVID-19 Is Not Over Yet is.gd/GnSCSj

    February 8, 2023 4:16 am

  • The New Wave of Allergens wellcast.org/the-new-wave-of-a…

    February 7, 2023 7:16 pm

  • 6 Ways to Prevent Recurring Urinary Tract Infections wellcast.org/6-ways-to-prevent…

    February 7, 2023 10:14 am

  • Top 10 Health Breakthroughs in 2022 is.gd/k2P23b

    February 7, 2023 1:13 am

Copyright © 2023 · Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in