McKetta, S., & Keyes, K. M. (2019). Oral contraceptive use and depression among adolescents. Annals of Epidemiology, 29, 46-51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2018.10.002
McKetta S, Keyes KM. Oral contraceptive use and depression among adolescents. Ann Epidemiol. 2019;29:46-51. doi:10.1016/j.annepidem.2018.10.002
McKetta, Sarah, and Katherine M. Keyes. "Oral contraceptive use and depression among adolescents." Annals of Epidemiology, vol. 29, 2019, pp. 46-51.
Depression is a prevalent health problem affecting U.S. women. Oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) are commonly used for pregnancy prevention, and evidence is mixed regarding any increased risk for incident depression among users, particularly adolescents.
Methods
We examined the relationship between OCP use and depressive disorders among female adolescents using validated, structured interview assessments in a general population sample of adolescents in the National Comorbidity Survey-Adolescent Supplement. Respondents were 4765 female adolescents with no history of pregnancy who reported current OCP use, lifetime OCP use, and age of OCP initiation. Lifetime and current depressive disorders, including major depressive disorder and depressive episodes, were assessed by lay interviewers.
Results
In logistic regression models adjusted for a range of confounders, there was no relationship between ever using OCPs and lifetime depressive disorder (OR 1.10, 95% CI 0.88-1.37), nor current use of OCPs and current depressive disorder (OR 0.82, 95% CI 0.50-1.35). Using survival analysis for age-of-onset data, we found that OCP use is not associated with an increased risk of depressive disorders.
Conclusions
In sum, use of OCPs in a general population sample of adolescents did not increase the risk of depressive disorders.
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