Abstract Background Latinas in the United States experience high rates of unintended
pregnancy and low rates of contraception use, yet reasons are not completely understood …

Among adult women of reproductive age, research has focused on depression symptoms
after unintended pregnancy, or associated with hormonal contraceptive method use, with …

Background: Postpartum contraception plays a critical role in reducing the occurrence of
rapid subsequent pregnancy, offering individuals reproductive choice, and promoting overall …

Objectives Our previous research demonstrated the negative influence of young women's
depression and stress symptoms on their contraceptive behavior. Our objective is to further …

Depression and stress have been linked with poor contraceptive behavior, but whether
existing mental health symptoms influence women's subsequent risk of unintended …

Objective Among women initiating new prescription contraception, we investigated the
relationship between recent depression and a range of contraceptive behaviors. Study …

Objective We sought to determine the prevalence of postpartum contraceptive use among
women with postpartum depressive symptoms (PDS) and examine the association between …

One million American adolescents are currently using oral contraceptives. Sixty percent of
those beginning the pill discontinue its use within a year. Concern that mood change might …

CONTEXT: Studies increasingly consider the role of pregnancy motivations on contraceptive
use. Few studies include measures of men's pregnancy motivations. METHODS: We used …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of depressive symptoms among women of
reproductive age attending family planning clinics across southeast Texas in addition to …