Hormonal contraception and depression: A survey of the present state of knowledge

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 286, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 231-236

  Bottcher B ^a   Radenbach, K ^b   Wildt, L ^a   Hinney, B ^b  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Depression; Hormonal contraception; Mood changes; Side effects

Indexed keywords

CHLORMADINONE ACETATE; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; DROSPIRENONE; ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; GESTAGEN; LEVONORGESTREL; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; NORETHISTERONE ENANTATE; NORGESTIMATE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PLACEBO;

ANXIETY DISORDER; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSMENORRHEA; HAMILTON SCALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MONTGOMERY ASBERG DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; MOOD CHANGE; MOOD DISORDER; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; PREMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AFFECT; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, HORMONAL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 84864423890     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: 14320711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-012-2298-2     Document Type: Review

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