Hormonal contraception and mood disorders - PMC Back to Top Skip to main content NIH
NLM Logo Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation …

In the United States and other Western cultures, a greater number of women seek health
care services for symptoms of functional pain disorders, including irritable bowel syndrome …

Importance Oral contraceptives have been associated with an increased risk of subsequent
clinical depression in adolescents. However, the association of oral contraceptive use with …

Objectives: Adverse mood changes are sometimes cited as a reason for discontinuing
combined hormonal contraception (CHC). A systematic review of recent literature was …

Women were historically excluded from research participation partly due to the assumption
that ovarian hormone fluctuations lead to variation, especially in emotion, that could not be …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to describe the patterns of GI, somatic, and
psychological symptoms across the menstrual cycle in women with irritable bowel …

Hormonal influences on the organization of behavior are apparent to neuroendocrinologists
but under-examined in relation to childhood and adolescent mental disorders. A central …

In spite of combined oral contraceptives (COCs) having been available for more than 50
years, surprisingly little is known about the prevalence of truly COC‐related adverse mood …

Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory condition, which is distinguished by the presence of
the endometrial-like glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity. Pain and infertility are the …

Objectives Several lines of research suggest that reproductive events may affect the course
of bipolar disorder (BD) in some women. With respect to the menstrual cycle, the focus has …