Reproductive transitions such as perimenopause and pregnancy can profoundly impact health. Infertility can bring prolonged uncertainty, grief, and treatment-related distress. Pregnancy can change symptoms, medication needs and the consequences of relapse. After birth, severe sleep disruption and rapid biological and social changes can contribute to depression, anxiety, OCD, mania or postpartum psychosis.
AREAS OF CARE
Support shaped to where you are now.
Specialized psychiatric care for women navigating complex mood changes, perinemonpause and perinatal mental health challenges.
WHY REPRODUCTIVE PSYCHIATRY?
Psychiatric symptoms can emerge or intensify during menstrual fluctuations and the journey to parenthood.
Reproductive psychiatry identifies individual risks early, distinguishes expected adjustment from psychiatric illness, plans for vulnerable periods and coordinates treatment with fertility and obstetric care.
Expertise delivered with warmth and sensitivity.
MEET DR. CONTEH
Dr. Nkechi Conteh is a board-certified psychiatrist specializing in reproductive and perinatal mental health. She serves as Vice Chair of Education in the Department of Psychiatry at Boston Medical Center, Program Director of the Boston University Medical Center General Psychiatry Residency Program, and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine.
Dr. Conteh completed her psychiatry residency at Duke University Hospital and earned an MPH from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Her professional experience includes reproductive and perinatal psychiatry research nationally and internationally.