Medical News Today: Do you gain weight with a birth control implant?

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Gallo, M. F., Legardy-Williams, J., Hylton-Kong, T., Rattray, C., Kourtis, A. P., Jamieson, D. J., … Steiner, M. J. (2016, March). Association of progestin contraceptive implant and weight gain [Abstract]. Obstetrics & Gynecology, 127(3), 573–576. Retrieved from http://journals.lww.com/greenjournal/Abstract/2016/03000/Association_of_Progestin_Contraceptive_Implant_and.21.aspx

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Stuebe, A. M., Bryant, A. G., Lewis, R., & Muddana, A. (2016, May 4). Association of etonogestrel-releasing contraceptive implant with reduced weight gain in an exclusively breastfed infant: Report and literature review. Breastfeeding Medicine, 11(4), 203–206. Retrieved from http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/bfm.2016.0017