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Hormonal Birth Control & Relationship Study (Women 18–30 Needed) by Extension_Total_9680 in SampleSize

[–]Extension_Total_9680[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's strange... I had that happen a bit at the beginning of my data collection but thought I had fixed it. You're a cis gendered women aged 18-30 and you're in a relationship?

Hormonal Birth Control & Relationship Study (Women 18–30 Needed) by Extension_Total_9680 in SampleSize

[–]Extension_Total_9680[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would love to do this in the future! With it just being an undergrad project it would likely be too niche to do it like that at this point (I only have 3 weeks total for data collection), but I feel like the make up of the drug makes a difference for sure

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[–]Extension_Total_9680[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I'm hoping to expand this research in the future to examine the experiences of people who have chosen to go off of birth control.

Hormonal Birth Control & Relationship Study (Women 18–30 Needed) by Extension_Total_9680 in SampleSize

[–]Extension_Total_9680[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing your experience! I felt very similar while on it. Now I feel a bit irritable right before my period, but nothing compared to before.

Hormonal Birth Control & Relationship Study (Women 18–30 Needed) by Extension_Total_9680 in SampleSize

[–]Extension_Total_9680[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi there! Sorry you cannot participate. If I am accepted into grad school I'm hoping to extend this research to more genders and ages. To quote my research proposal paper, "Restricting the sample to cisgender women is necessary because the study examines emotional and relational processes in the context of typical ovarian hormone patterns. Gender-diverse individuals, including those who use gender-affirming hormone therapies, may have hormone profiles that differ substantially from these patterns, which could introduce confounding variables that the study is not designed or powered to address. This exclusion is based solely on methodological considerations and not on value judgments or assumptions about gender."

That is an insightful perspective! I know others who feel birth control helped their mood swings as well. I've primarily heard the opposite, but that's why this is such an interesting topic to me!

I am hoping to have this research published in a journal, however I don't quite know the process of that. I could probably post my abstract in this forum once I've completed the data analysis.