title: Use of contraceptive methods among women treated for bipolar disorder.
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.
authors.affiliation: Bipolar Disorders Program & Molecular Psychiatry Laboratory, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Ramiro Barcelos, 2350, CEP 90035-003, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Pedro Vieira da Silva
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Magalhães
authors.forename: Flávio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kapczinski
authors.forename: Marcia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kauer-Sant'Anna
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003267:Contraception / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003268:Contraception Behavior / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003271:Contraceptive Agents, Female / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D016387:Women's Health
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D003271:Contraceptive Agents, Female