Further evidence for lack of negative associations between hormonal contraception and mental health

Contraception

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 470-480

  Toffol, Elena ^a   Heikinheimo, Oskari ^b   Koponen, Päivikki ^a   Luoto, Riitta ^a,c   Partonen, Timo ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Levonorgestrel releasing intrauterine system; Mental health; Mood; Oral contraceptives; Psychological well being

Indexed keywords

LEVONORGESTREL; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANHEDONIA; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, HORMONAL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES, MEDICATED; LEVONORGESTREL; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84867088765     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: 18790518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2012.02.014     Document Type: Article

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