Use of contraceptive methods among women treated for bipolar disorder
- 10 March 2009
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Archives of Women's Mental Health
- Vol. 12 (3), 183-185
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-009-0060-y
Abstract
Contraception has been little investigated in bipolar disorder, an illness associated with impulsive sexual behavior and use of medications that are unsafe during pregnancy. In this cross-sectional survey of 136 women with bipolar disorder, prevalence of contraception use was 58.8%. Use of any method was associated in the multivariable analysis with being married, younger than 40 and having had previous pregnancies. Women diagnosed with bipolar disorder and treated in a tertiary facility use contraceptive methods suboptimally.Keywords
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