What is in the Depo-Provera injection that causes weight gain?
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The hormones cause weight gain
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Estrogen binds to specific receptors on the surface of adipocytes (fat cells) which tells them to grow and divide, so you end up with more fat cells in response to a heavy-duty burst of estrogen.
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