Studies on the impact of CHCs on obesity are limited, as excessive weight is often an exclusion criterion in clinical studies. Therefore, it is important to discuss what the best method is together with your gynecologist. Each woman is different, and the method that might work well for you may not be recommended for your sister, cousin or a friend. Among the various hormonal contraceptives that exist, perhaps those that are most suitable for women with excessive weight are the reversible, long-acting ones, such as the subdermal implant, the hormonal intrauterine device (IUD) or the copper coil. All three of these methods are reversible. In fact, they can be removed at any time if you wish to get pregnant, or for any other reason.
In obese women, both cardiovascular risk and thrombotic risk are kept low in an absolute sense, but are higher than in women of normal weight.
