Natural Family Planning or the Pill with its Depression

Women taking the pill are more likely to experience depression.  Danish study of one-million young adult women found that those on the combined pill were 23% more likely to be prescribed antidepressants…usually within six months of starting the pill.  Those on progestin-only pills were 34% more likely to take antidepressants than those not on hormonal contraception.  This study found that women taking implants, patches and IUDs were also affected. (“Association of Hormonal Contraception with Depression,” JAMA Psychiatry, September 2016.)

To learn natural family planning, take the Home Study Course or read Natural Family Planning: The Complete Approach.

Sheila Kippley

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