What is it about?
This study follows half a million women from they begin using hormonal contraception, and assess how that use influences the risk of suicide attempts and suicides as compared to women who have never used hormonal contraception.
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Why is it important?
It is important because hormonal contraception is used by more than 100 million women Worldwide, and because suicide attempts and suicides are serious Health events.
Perspectives
This is the first study prospectively following women from they start using hormonal contraception and assessing their risk of suicide attempts and suicides. The results are relevant for all women who consider to start using hormonal contraception, especially for those women who have a history of depression or previous suicide attempts.
Øjvind Lidegaard
University of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Dept. of Gynaecology
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This page is a summary of: Association of Hormonal Contraception With Suicide Attempts and Suicides, American Journal of Psychiatry, April 2018, American Psychiatric Association,
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17060616.
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