Birth control=weight gain?

Question

I recently just became sexually active. I had to take the plan b twice in the same week because I was irresponsible about using protection, it was in the moment and my first and second time. I need to figure out a regular safe birth control, but I've heard that the pills can cause increased appetite/weight gain and I already work really hard to eat healthy and stay active to maintain my weight. What are all the different birth control choices and their risks? I'm also 17 and don't feel comfortable consulting my mom about this. We are not very close in that way. Thank you!:)

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It's such an individual thing, none of us can tell you which will or will not make you gain weight. I gained weight (5-10lbs) pretty immediately on 3 of 4 pills I tried over the years, but a friend gained a lot of weight on the very one I didn't.

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Get the patch or the shot... Works best

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Synthetic hormones can cause weight gain in some women.

If you want to avoid the hormones, the copper IUD (paraguard, I think?) could be a good option.

Otherwise condoms are a good option too.

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Try the pill, get a low dose of estrogen. The patch sucks, it gets dirty, and linty, and honestly just a pain. The shot (depo) I wouldn't either, I know lots of people who gained ALOT of weight on that