title: [Psychological and sexual effects of hormonal contraceptives--results of a survey].
abstract: Subject of our examination are emotional-affective, vegetative and psycho-sexual disturbances which are possibly caused by oral contraceptives. 511 women, taking different oral contraceptives, were questioned. For that purpose we used a schedule of sociological dates, attitudes and complaints devised by ourself and connected with a part of Böttcher's Introversion-Neurotizism-Rigidity-Questionnaire. Neurotic and introverted persons are tending to suppose a connection between the "Pill" and certain inconvenient sensations as affective disturbances, diminished concentration, dyssomnia and an avoidance behavior in sexuality. But the results of investigation gave also evidence for a distinct increase of sexual unaffectedness without disadvantageous uninhibition. A classification of the disturbances relative to the particular drugs did not reveal any differences within our cases. The sample "Gravistat" had significantly raised scores of neurotizism and here can also be observed an increase of inconvenient psychical disturbances. We recommend to give better information on the mode of action of the respective contraceptives. In cases of neurotic attitude a psychotherapeutical consultation between doctor and patient may diminish psychosexual disturbances as symptoms of the application of oral contraceptives.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003278:Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007989:Libido / Q000187:drug effects; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced*; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000187:drug effects*; D012917:Social Adjustment
chemical_list: D003276:Contraceptives, Oral; D003278:Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal
vernacular_title: Psychische und sexuelle Auswirkungen hormonaler Kontrazeptive--Ergebnisse einer Befragung.