Chen FS

Background Oral contraceptive (OC) use, particularly during adolescence, may increase depression risk in some individuals, but it remains unclear who is susceptible to mood-related side effects and who is not. We aimed to detect single nuc…

BackgroundThe incidence of depression in human females rises steadily throughout adolescence, a critical period of pubertal maturation marked by increasing levels of gonadal hormones including estrogens and progesterone. These gonadal hormo…