Unplanned pregnancies and reproductive health among women with bipolar disorder.
J Affect Disord
; 178: 201-5, 2015 Jun 01.
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| ID: mdl-25827504
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate reproductive health and level of planning of pregnancies among women with bipolar disorder (BDW). METHODS: 63 euthymic women, with bipolar disorder type I, II or not otherwise specified diagnosis, were included and were matched with a control group of 63 healthy women. Demographic and clinical data, structured reproductive health measures and planning level of pregnancies were obtained and compared between groups. RESULTS: Lower level of planning of pregnancies and higher frequency of unplanned pregnancies were found among BDW. Women with bipolar disorder reported history of voluntary interruption of pregnancies more frequent than women from control group. Current reproductive health care showed no differences between groups. LIMITATIONS: Data based on self-report of participants and retrospective nature of some collected measures may be affected by information bias. The pregnancy planning measure has not been validated in this population before. Demographic and clinical characteristics of the sample study limit generalization of these findings. CONCLUSIONS: Adverse reproductive events, as unplanned pregnancies and elective interruption of pregnancies, may be more frequent among BDW. Clinician must be aware of the reproductive health during treatment of young BDW and take measures to improve better family planning access.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transtorno Bipolar
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Gravidez não Planejada
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Saúde Reprodutiva
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Argentina
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Affect Disord
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Argentina
País de publicação:
Holanda