Oral contraceptive use and risk of suicidal behavior among young women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Oral contraceptive use has been previously associated with an increased risk of suicidal behavior in some, but not all, samples. The use of large, representative, longitudinally-assessed samples may clarify the nature of this potential association.

Methods

We used Swedish national registries to identify women born between 1991 and 1995 (N = 216 702) and determine whether they retrieved prescriptions for oral contraceptives. We used Cox proportional hazards models to test the association between contraceptive use and first observed suicidal event (suicide attempt or death) from age 15 until the end of follow-up in 2014 (maximum age 22.4). We adjusted for covariates, including mental illness and parental history of suicide.

Results

In a crude model, us

SUBMITTER: Edwards AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8917871 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature