Women’s mental health is all encompassing and takes in to account the biological, psychological, and social aspects that are unique to a women’s health and wellbeing.

WHAT IS REPRODUCTIVE PSYCHIATRY

Reproductive Psychiatry is a subspecialty focusing on the diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric conditions and the influence of reproductive hormones on them throughout a women’s reproductive life cycle. Psychiatric symptoms may worsen or newly manifest during notable periods of reproductive transitions (example: pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause, and menopause). Some women experience mood changes with each menstrual cycle or experience premenstrual exacerbation of their psychiatric symptoms.

Conditions Treated Include:

• PMDD/PMS (menstrual cycle related symptoms)
• Perimenopausal related mood and anxiety
• Anxiety disorders
• Depressive disorders
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Mood disorders
• Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder

(Mental health concerns associated with)

• Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
• Infertility
• miscarriage/infant loss