Hormonal Birth Control side effects

Hormonal Birth Control Is Linked to a Higher Risk of Suicide, Study Says Women taking birth control pills, the patch, the ring and hormonal IUDs have up to triple the risk of suicide as women who never did, a study finds

Contraceptives are effective ways to prevent pregnancy, alleviate menstrual pain and ease heavy bleeding, but the hormonal changes needed to accomplish that may have some negative psychological side effects.
In a study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, researchers in Denmark report that women taking hormonal contraceptives — like birth control pills, the patch, the ring and hormonal IUDs — have up to triple the risk of suicide as women who never took hormonal birth control.
The absolute risk of suicide associated with hormonal contraceptives is still extremely low, say the researchers, but the data suggest it’s worth studying and understanding further./.../