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When couples face psychiatric medication decisions during pregnancy planning

My husband and I have been trying to conceive for two years and my psychiatrist says I should stay on my antidepressants during pregnancy, but he's terrified about birth defects and we're stuck between my mental health needs and his fears.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Reproductive decisions become complicated when psychiatric medications create competing health priorities that both partners must navigate together.

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“Where Are You with Mental health medications and the body?”

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