Psychiatric News (6/16) reported, “The first two years of oral contraceptive use may raise the risk of depression in women and adolescents compared with their peers who have never used oral contraceptives,” investigators concluded after having “analyzed data from 264,557 women from the UK Biobank.” The study revealed that women “who used oral contraceptives had a 79% increased risk of depression during their first two years of oral contraceptive use compared with their peers who had never used oral contraceptives,” while “adolescents – those who began using oral contraceptives at or before the age of 20 years – had a 95% increased risk of depression during their first two years of oral contraceptive use compared with their peers who had never used oral contraceptives.” The findings were published online June 12 in the journal Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences.
Related Links:
— “Depression Risk May Rise During First Two Years of Oral Contraceptive Use,” Psychiatric News, June 16, 2023