Résumé
Today, women have a wide choice of contraception methods, either hormonal or not. Pharmacist are pretty accessible healthcare providers, and may, as such, advise customers either for dispensing contraceptives for the first time, renewing prescriptions or providing emergency contraceptives. All of these methods are covered in this thesis. However, these methods are associated with adverse effects. Some effects (risk of thromboembolism, headaches, spotting, breast pain) are commonly described. But others, such as effects on patient psyche, are more difficult to measure, and less documented.During my placement as a pharmacy extern, a pharmacovigilance case was studied, and a women over 18-targeted survey was designed. The survey was aimed at patients coming to have their contraception delivered, in order to ask them about any possible effects (irritability, anxiety, negative mood…) they might experience after taking hormonal contraception. The survey findings are presented here, and pharmacovigilance and scientific literature data are interpreted.