Discontinuation of hormonal contraception due to changes in mood and decreases in sexual desire: the role of adverse childhood experiences.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate if adverse childhood experiences are associated with hormonal contraception discontinuation due to mood and sexual side effects.

Materials and methods

Women, ages 18-40 (N = 826), with current and/or previous hormonal contraceptive use completed surveys on demographics, contraceptive history, and the Adverse Childhood Experiences Questionnaire. We characterised women into high (≥2 adverse experiences) and low (0 or 1) adverse childhood experience groups. We calculated risk ratios for associations between adverse childhood experiences and outcomes of interest using log binomial generalised linear models, and adjusted for relevant demographic variables.

Results

Women in the high adverse childhood experiences group (n = 355) were more li

SUBMITTER: Novick AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9133050 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature