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Mood changes with oral contraceptives

Mood changes with oral contraceptives

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Oral contraceptive pill mood changes are the emotional lows caused by hormones in birth control pills.

Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this

16 year experience in family medicine

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Very rare

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