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a survey of 704 women aged 18-45 years: |
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| n | 20% report fear
of weight gain is a reason they |
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or stop taking OCs |
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| n | 27% of those
who had never taken OCs say, |
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| among other
reasons, this was because of fear of |
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| weight gain |
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| n | 17% of current
or previous OC users cite fear of |
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| gaining weight
as a reason for discontinuation |
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