Every woman deserves an emotionally healthy and rewarding pregnancy
Welcome to this educational resource backed by medical research & inspired by questions from hundreds of my past and current patients. You’ll find helpful info on mood, anxiety, depression, mental illness, hormones, treatments, and resources.
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Coping With Infertility and its Emotional Toll
Infertility for a couple is a highly stressful life circumstance. It can last months to years, and the chronic stress has mental health repercussions. These consequences – depression and anxiety – are important to recognize because these conditions can impact both ongoing problems with fertility as well as…
PCOS and its Connection to Mood
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affects 5% of reproductive aged women and is one of the most common reasons for infertility. It is a condition characterized by symptoms that include physical symptoms of hormonal disruption, ovarian cysts, irregular menstruation, obesity, increased hair growth, impaired glucose function, high blood pressure, and acne. Each of these…
Four Steps to Overcome the Stigma of Infertility
Stigma – a mark of shame or disgrace – comes in today’s world with different circumstances, from bankruptcy to mental illness to infertility. Infertility affects 6 million Americans (and about 8-9% of couples worldwide), and yet many women feel quite alone when trying to emotionally cope with involuntary childlessness. While the number of treatment options and assisted reproductive technologies have been…
Emotional Side Effects of Infertility Medications
Infertility, affecting many couples, can have a number of mental health complications like depression. The most common treatment medications can themselves also have effects on a woman’s emotional state. One of the most commonly prescribed…
Emotional Weight of Miscarriage
You might be one of the millions of women who have been through a miscarriage, also known as a spontaneous abortion. Yet, while common, the grief many women go through following a miscarriage is unique. This loss is challenging because it differs in many ways from…
Dr. Glezer began her training at Harvard and then transitioned to the University of California, San Francisco, where she has been a practicing physician, teacher, mentor, and is an associate professor. She is board certified in adult and forensic psychiatry, a member of the American Psychiatric Association, and the immediate past President of the Northern California Psychiatric Society.
She has worked with hundreds of women going through the emotional challenges of conception, pregnancy, loss, and postpartum. She has been interviewed for, and her written work has appeared on multiple leading sites, including Huffington Post, Fit Pregnancy, Health Line, Help Guide, and more.
She began her private practice to help women throughout the Bay Area access reproductive mental health services and is really passionate about helping as many women as possible.
