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Any form of hormonal birth control can cause weight gain. It varies from woman to woman. Some do better with a progest. based contraceptive, some do better with the combo estrogen/progest. I have always experienced weight gain which had to be watched with diet and exercise, no pill worked better then another for this (for me). I never found the issue to resolve after years of the pill. The only hormonal contraceptive which was okay for me with no side effects was Depo. shots. However, many women complain about the side effects & weight gain.

So to answer, there is no standard solution! Strict diet and exercise; additionally, speak to your doctor about the problem and see if there is another type of pill to try. I would say to try the nuvaring since it's a low dose but you get your period with it. Honestly, I do not know if you can prevent your period with the ring if you insert a new one rather then taking it out for the five days, it may be too low dosed, I am not certain. Other's here may be able to answer that one!