birth control
"Depo provera did a good job at protecting me against pregnancy. But I gained a lot of weight!! I didn’t gain much for the first 3 months I had it. Although, after about 6 months (2 shots) I noticed a significant amount of weight gain, and after almost a year I gained about 20-25 pounds.  I was exercising, and changed my diet and nothing happened. The irregular bleeding & other side effects were minor side effects to me. The weight gain was my major concern. After reading all of the other reviews for depo, I saw a lot of other women had issues with weight gain too, so I switched to nexplanon  (implant), and for me it has had the same side effects as the shot BUT without weight gain. I’ve been able to lose about 10 pounds since I switched!!"