Reresearch Indicates Teens Who Take Oral Contraceptives More Likely To Experience Depressive Symptoms

reports a study of 1,010 girls and women over nine years showed “teenage girls who use birth control pills are more likely to cry, sleep too much and experience eating issues than their peers who don’t use oral contraceptives.” While “research has shown that adolescents who use birth control pills are more prone to be at risk for depression in adulthood,” the investigators “sought to examine something more subtle – depressive symptoms, which include increased crying, sleeping too much, feelings of worthlessness and suicidal thoughts.” The study was published in JAMA Psychiatry. https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/30/health/teens-birth-control-pills-depressive-symptoms-trnd/index.html