A prospective study of the effects of oral contraceptives on sexuality and well-being and their relationship to discontinuation
Sanders, Stephanie A, Graham, Cynthia A, Bass, Jennifer L and Bancroft, John (2001) A prospective study of the effects of oral contraceptives on sexuality and well-being and their relationship to discontinuation. Contraception, 64, (1), 51-58. (doi:10.1016/S0010-7824(01)00218-9).
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The purpose of the study was to explore predictors of discontinuation of oral contraceptives (OC) including pre-OC use characteristics and adverse physical, emotional, and sexual effects of OCs. Women aged 18+ years in committed, sexually active relationships were assessed before starting OC and reassessed at 3, 6, and 12 months or shortly after discontinuation. Assessment included pre-OC use attitudes and expectations about the pill; self-reported side effects and perimenstrual symptoms including premenstrual syndrome (PMS); physical and emotional well-being; and sexual interest, enjoyment, and frequency of sexual activity. Seventy-nine women completed the study, 38% continued OCs, 47% discontinued, and 14% switched to another OC. Emotional side effects, worsening of PMS, decreased frequency of sexual thoughts, and decreased psychosexual arousability correctly categorized 87% of cases by using logistic regression. Emotional and sexual side effects were the best predictors of discontinuation/switching, yet such OC effects have been largely ignored in the research literature.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSNs: | 0010-7824 (print) |
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social and Human Sciences > Psychology |
| Item ID: | 206941 |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Jan 2012 16:19 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Feb 2012 07:56 |
| Contributors: | Sanders, Stephanie A (Author) Graham, Cynthia A (Author) Bass, Jennifer L (Author) Bancroft, John (Author) |
| Date: | 2001 |
| Status: | Published |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/206941 |
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