Oral contraceptives: side effects and depression in adolescent girls
Oral contraceptives: side effects and depression in adolescent girls
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DOI:
10.1016/j.contraception.2006.09.008
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发表时间:
2007-04-01
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Kerns, Jermifer
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作者:
O'Connell, Katharine;Davis, Anne R.;Kerns, Jermifer
Objective: The study was undertaken to determine the side effects, including depression, of oral contraceptives (OCs) in adolescent girls.Methods: We conducted a randomized trial of OCs for dysmenorrhea, which assessed side effects and depression. Seventy-six adolescents received an OC (20 mu g of ethinyl estradiol/100 mg of levonorgestrel) or a placebo in a double-blind fashion for 3 months. We ascertained OC side effects using open-ended and closed question formats. Participants self-administered the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) to assess depressive symptoms.Results: Fifty-seven participants (77%) reported at least one side effect (median=2, range=0-8, interquartile range=1.0-3.25). The number and the type of side effects reported in the OC group and in the placebo group were similar. Mean exit CES-D scores were comparable between groups [OC group, 14.0 (SD=9.2); placebo group, 14.4 (SD=8.1); p=.86].Conclusion: Adolescents treated with an OC or a placebo experienced similar numbers and types of OC side effects, as well as depressive symptoms. (c) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.