Oral contraceptive formulation and socio-cognitive performance: a short communication.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Oral contraceptives (OC) offer a range of ethinyl estradiol (EE) doses and progestin types, with evidence indicating marked differences in cognitive and emotional abilities in OC users. However, it remains unclear whether dose variations in EE (low vs high) and progestin androgenicity (androgenic vs anti-androgenic) are associated with variations in cognitive and emotional abilities.

Objectives

Our study aimed to investigate the cognitive and emotional effects of various OC formulations.

Design

Online between-subjects experimental design.

Methods

Based on regular monophasic OC formulation use, 96 participants (26 ± 7 years) were recruited and categorised into one of four groups: low EE androgenic (n = 26), high EE androgenic (n = 24), l

SUBMITTER: Mussawar M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12580508 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature