Ganancia de peso y su relación con el uso del implante como método anticonceptivo en mujeres de 18 a 49 años de edad que acudieron a consulta ginecológica privada en la ciudad de Cuenca durante el periodo enero 2018 – febrero 2020

Abstract

Background: At the national level, hormonal contraceptive methods present different percentages of use in the population presenting adverse reactions for the health and nutritional status of patients. Objective: To establish the prevalence of weight gain in women between 18 and 49 years of age and its relationship with the use of implants as a contraceptive method who attended a private gynecological clinic in the city of Cuenca during January 2018 to February 2020. Methods: Descriptive statistics were used to evaluate the relationship of the qualitative variables, using medical records and the matrix of contraceptive methods, using the EPIDAT version 4.2 program. Results: In the statistical analysis it was established that 60.8 out of 100 women with implants gain weight involuntarily as a side effect, 86.18% of women gain from 1 to 9 kg, 71.1% presented weight gain with use for a period greater than one year, 56.88% were overweight at the start of treatment; Through the time of use, the BMI changed, resulting in 55.92% overweight, 17.76% Obesity type 1 and 3.29% Obesity type 2. Conclusion: There is a prevalence of weight gain in women aged 18 to 49 years who use the implant as a contraceptive method during 2018 to 2020, categorizing the population into variables, finding exact data to know percentages such as weight gain and BMI elevation with use of the implant.