HealthDay (7/17, Gotkine) reports, “Use of oral contraceptives…especially the first two years of use, is associated with an increased risk for depression, with the association consistent with a causal relationship,” investigators concluded in a “population-based cohort study using data from 264,557 women from the U.K. Biobank.” Additionally, “Familial confounding was examined in 7,354 sibling pairs to validate causality.” The findings were published online June 12 in Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences.
Related Links:
— “Oral Contraceptive Use May Increase Risk for Depression,”Elana Gotkine, HealthDay , July 17, 2023