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Tuft, it's not my area of expertise, but I do know that the implants and injectibles (Norplant and Depo-Provera, most notably) have been associated with a higher frequency of mood disturbance. Also, the pills that have a combination of both estrogen and progestin have a documented greater potential for causing depressed mood than those that contain progestin only.
With oral contraceptives, I've never had a patient complain specifically about it's affect on mood, so I haven't really had to impetus to do thorough research and consultation beyond the basics. Your ob-gyn would know more about the specifics than I do. The best I can do is suggest that an oral contraceptive containing ONLY progestin is less likely to cause or exaccerbated mood episodes than other oc's, injectibles, or implants.
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why are you wearing that stupid man suit?
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