Are These Levels Were Nothing To Be Concerned About?

Posted on Thu, 1 Sep 2022

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Question :

I had the implanon arm implant put in 6 years ago and after a year of the implant had it removed - before the implant i was a size 7 at 120 lbs - after one year of the arm implant and still to this day i am a size 14 at 170 lbs and can not loose the weight - i have been trying for the past 5 years and the weight or size does not change - i have had my thyroid test and tsh levels are 2.75 which my family dr said that these levels were nothing to be concerned about , even though i stay tired after a full nights rest , irregualr periods, extrmemly dry skin, - why will the weight not come off?

Answered by Dr. Vaishalee Punj (46 hours later)

Brief Answer:
It is common to gain weight while on some type of hormone.

Detailed Answer:
Hello

It is common side effect of hormone replacement to gain weight.

To reduce weight, you need to go off the implanon.

Regards
Dr Vaishalee

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj