Hormonal contraceptive use and depressive symptoms: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised trials.

Anouk E de Wit Ymkje Anna de VriesMarrit K de BoerCeleste ScheperAnte A FokkemaRobert A SchoeversErik J Giltay

Published in: BJPsych open (2021)

This study suggests that hormonal contraceptive use does not lead to an increase in depressive symptoms in adult women. Future studies should include first-time users, to confirm the results in young women.

Keyphrases

depressive symptoms
polycystic ovary syndrome
social support
clinical trial
open label
sleep quality
insulin resistance
study protocol
current status
double blind
randomized controlled trial
pregnant women