Baby blues: exploring the relationship between oral contraceptive discontinuance and depression in adult American women Edel, Katelyn author Gjelsvik, Annie advisor Laws, Michael B. advisor text posters Providence, RI Brown University 2016 PHP2507 Biostatistics & Applied Data Analysis The manifestation of depressive symptoms is a common reason for oral contraceptive discontinuation. Several studies have assessed the relationship between birth control use and depression, with inconsistent results. These studies compare current-user and non-user groups, but make no distinction between never-users or ex-users. This lack of distinction presents an issues because individuals who have never taken birth control are likely fundamentally different from those with a history of use. By placing all non-users in a single category, the \u201csurvivor effect\u201d becomes a potential issue in analyzing the relationship between oral contraceptives and depression Oral contraceptives Women's Health Depression in women https://doi.org/10.7301/Z0639MPS This work is licensed under a
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