My lipidema problem absolutely accelerated when I got off birth control pills. I was trying to see if I would have a period if I didn't take them, and found that I wouldn't, so I stopped them altogether. Within 2 years I gained 55 uncontrollable pounds. My estrogen predominates over my progesterone levels, and I am using wild yam cream to try to re-balance. It has stopped the rapid weight gain, but I haven't lost any. Between menopause and birth control, I most definitely see a correlation between lipedema (lipidema) and hormone imbalance.
Betty B. Ready
