Kritsotakis, E. orcid.org/0000-0002-9526-3852 (2016) Re: Hormonal contraception use among teenagers linked to depression - Yet another example of a never ending confusion between relative and absolute risks? British Medical Journal, 354. i5289. ISSN 0959-8146
Abstract
Millions of women worldwide use hormonal contraception (HC) and it is recognised that some women report that they experience mood changes associated with HC (1) . But is there an increased frequency (or risk) of depression among women using HC compared to non-users? If so, would this imply a causal link between HC and depression? Would it then be reasonable to expect that stopping contraceptive use would reverse the symptoms in many women who suffer from depression?
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 The Author. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Health and Related Research (Sheffield) > ScHARR - Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 07 Dec 2016 15:09 |
Last Modified: | 07 Dec 2016 15:09 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i5289rr-1 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | BMJ Publishing Group |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i5289rr-1 |
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