Teenagers 80% more likely to be depressed if on contraceptive pill

Women who have experienced depression shouldn't be prescribed the contraceptive pill according to a Danish expert.

Teenagers 80% more likely to be depressed if on contraceptive pill

Women who have experienced depression shouldn't be prescribed the contraceptive pill according to a Danish expert.

Professor Øjvind Lidegaard of the University of Copenhagen says hormones used in the medication can make depression even worse.

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