Are Kidney Stones Related To Intake Of Birth Control Pills?
i am 23 years old 100 lbs 5'1" i suffered chronic kidney stones for 5 yrs and no one can tell me why but i started getting kidney stones after starting the depo-provera birth control shot and the stones stopped shortly after stopping the birth control is there a connection between the 2
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Birth control pills doesn’t leads to kidney stones and stones might be due to something else like dehydration or obesity. As of drink plentiful water and a yearly follow up scan would be better to further development of stones.
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Are Kidney Stones Related To Intake Of Birth Control Pills?
Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Birth control pills doesn’t leads to kidney stones and stones might be due to something else like dehydration or obesity. As of drink plentiful water and a yearly follow up scan would be better to further development of stones. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.