birth control and bigger boobs??

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Registered: 08-20-2004
birth control and bigger boobs??
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Sat, 09-25-2004 - 9:10pm
haha, this is going to sound wierd, but I just started taking birth control and I was wondering if it is going to make my boobs bigger. I read somewhere that certain pills can cure acne and increase your bust and I was wondering if that was just hullabaloo or not. Has anyone here gotten bigger boobs because of birth control, and if so, what kind are you taking?
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Registered: 12-30-2003
Sun, 09-26-2004 - 11:24am
Hi ginny8710, welcome!

Some pills can increase the breast size in some women. It can be an individual thing so it may happen for you or it may not. If it does occur the increase in size will disappear when you stop taking the pills. Most pills will help acne but for some women they can make it worse. Again it's a matter of body chemistry and what your body does with the hormones in a particular pill. I hope you like the pill you are taking. Since you are a new user of hormonal contraceptives you might want to read the FAQs in the folder below. We have a lot of info. there about how to take your pills correctly, common pill side effects, how the pill works and irregular bleeding issues. Thanks for posting,

Good luck,

      Jill

    

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Mon, 09-27-2004 - 7:21am
Bigger breasts usually means breast tenderness too--still no free lunch! I've had a variety of breast sizes on different pills, but never enough to change bra sizes, just a little more fullness. Sometimes it has to do with the estrogen content of the pill, sometimes, at least for me, it can also be related to the progestin. And whenever they'd get a little fuller, they hurt almost unbearably!

The pill doesn't "cure" acne, so to speak. What it does is reduce the amount of hormones produced by the ovaries, which limits the amount of testosterone in your body, which can help with hormone-related acne. If your acne is not related to having too much testosterone, the pill won't help! And there are some women whose bodies will respond to certain pills by making them more prone to acne, so it's one of those things you just have to hope goes well.

Definitely read the FAQ's, there's lots of good information in there about how the pill works, how to take it correctly, and all the different kinds of pills out there!

Judie
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