Use of contraceptive methods among women treated for bipolar disorder.
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.
Magalhães
Pedro Vieira da Silva
PV
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.
Kapczinski
Flávio
F
Kauer-Sant'Anna
Marcia
M
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
D000927:Anticonvulsants; D003271:Contraceptive Agents, Female