Heller C

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2026

Adolescent Hormonal Contraceptive Use in the Context of Brain Development and Depression Risk: A Review and Considerations for Future Research.

Biological psychiatry global open science ·doi:10.1016/j.bpsgos.2026.100758

Hormonal contraceptives (HCs) contain synthetic gonadal hormones that act on receptors widely distributed throughout the brain, thereby altering the body's endogenous hormonal milieu in ways that may influence brain and behavior. Although H…