Increased frequency of mind wandering in healthy women using oral contraceptives

Oral contraceptives (OC) are the most common type of contraceptive method used in industrialized countries (Daniels et al., 2015). It is estimated that 26% of women who are of reproductive age currently use OC and 82% of women report using it at some point in their lives (Daniels and Mosher, 2013). Around 10% of OC users report experiencing mood side effects (e.g., depressive symptoms, irritability (Kelly et al., 2010), which are common reasons for OC cessation (Rosenberg and Waugh, 1998; Westhoff et al., 2007).

Source: Psychoneuroendocrinology - November 8, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Catherine Raymond, Marie-France Marin, Robert-Paul Juster, Sarah Leclaire, Olivier Bourdon, Sophia Cayer-Falardeau, Sonia J. Lupien Source Type: research