Abstract
An oral contraceptive was used successfully to treat recurrent premenstrual depressions and a subsequent major depressive episode in a 20-year-old woman. The relationship between premenstrual and major depressions is explored and the overlapping CNS effects of gonadal steroids and classical antidepressants are discussed.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Antidepressive Agents*
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Contraceptives, Oral, Combined / pharmacology
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Contraceptives, Oral, Combined / therapeutic use
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Contraceptives, Oral, Synthetic / pharmacology
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Contraceptives, Oral, Synthetic / therapeutic use
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Depressive Disorder / complications
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Depressive Disorder / drug therapy*
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Depressive Disorder / psychology
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Dexamethasone
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Drug Combinations
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Female
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Humans
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Hydrocortisone / blood
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Mestranol / pharmacology*
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Mestranol / therapeutic use
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Norethindrone / pharmacology*
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Norethindrone / therapeutic use
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Premenstrual Syndrome / complications
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Premenstrual Syndrome / drug therapy*
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Premenstrual Syndrome / psychology
Substances
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Antidepressive Agents
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Contraceptives, Oral, Combined
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Contraceptives, Oral, Synthetic
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Drug Combinations
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Dexamethasone
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Norinyl
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Mestranol
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Norethindrone
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Hydrocortisone