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The use of large, representative, longitudinally-assessed samples may clarify the nature of this potential association.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0033291720003475_sec_a2\" sec-type=\"methods\"><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We used Swedish national registries to identify women born between 1991 and 1995 (<jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic> = 216 702) and determine whether they retrieved prescriptions for oral contraceptives. We used Cox proportional hazards models to test the association between contraceptive use and first observed suicidal event (suicide attempt or death) from age 15 until the end of follow-up in 2014 (maximum age 22.4). We adjusted for covariates, including mental illness and parental history of suicide.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0033291720003475_sec_a3\" sec-type=\"results\"><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>In a crude model, use of combination or progestin-only oral contraceptives was positively associated with suicidal behavior, with hazard ratios (HRs) of 1.73\u20132.78 after 1 month of use, and 1.25\u20131.82 after 1 year of use. Accounting for sociodemographic, parental, and psychiatric variables attenuated these associations, and risks declined with increasing duration of use: adjusted HRs ranged from 1.56 to 2.13 1 month beyond the initiation of use, and from 1.19 to 1.48 1 year after initiation of use. HRs were higher among women who ceased use during the observation period.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0033291720003475_sec_a4\" sec-type=\"conclusions\"><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Young women using oral contraceptives may be at increased risk of suicidal behavior, but risk declines with increased duration of use. Analysis of former users suggests that women susceptible to depression\/anxiety are more likely to cease hormonal contraceptive use. 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