(Sandee LaMotte/ CNN) — An analysis of 30 years of research finds no correlation between progestin-only birth control methods and depression, said Dr. Brett Worly, lead author of the new study and OB-GYN at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
“A lot of my patients want to know if their birth control will lead to depression,” explained Worly. “This one concern sometimes keeps them from choosing a method. Based on our findings, it shouldn’t be a concern for most women, and they should feel comfortable knowing they’re making a safe choice.”
“This is an interesting finding,” said Dr. Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz, a Los Angeles OB-GYN who is also board certified in integrative and holistic medicine, who had no involvement in the study.
Gilberg-Lenz says additional data-based research is welcome. “The difficulty I have in clinical practice is that I have so much anecdotal evidence, and patients also arrive with their biases,” she said. (…)