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Hormonal contraceptive designs and women’s mental health – Timing is of the essence!
Professor Belinda Pletzer from the Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience at Paris Lodron University of Salzburg explores the physical and psychological symptoms of a pill pause. She advocates for hormonal contraceptive designs that focus on women’s health needs instead of socio-cultural misconceptions about menstrual bleeding.
Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience: Hormonal fluctuations research
At the Sex and Gender Lab at the University of Salzburg, we seek to foster women’s mental health by researching the interplay between hormonal fluctuations, brain responses and psychological well-being.
Hormonal contraceptives and women’s mental health – A long-term perspective
Belinda Pletzer of the University of Salzburg discusses the importance of researching the mental health effects of hormonal contraceptives and the need to identify women at risk for adverse mood reactions before they start hormonal contraception.
