Acute symptoms of depression have found to lower chances of getting pregnant. A study has found a steady 38 per cent decrease in the average probability of conceiving in a given menstrual cycle among women who complained of symptoms of the mental disease. Lead author Yael Nillni, assistant professor at Boston University Schools of Public Health and Medicine, said, "Our findings suggest that moderate to severe depressive symptoms, regardless of current psychotropic medication treatment, may delay conception." She said that despite prior studies establishing connection between infertility and antidepressants, "current use of psychotropic medications did not appear to harm the probabiliy of conception."
2100 female pregnancy planners, aged 21-45, were enrolled in a study called PRESTO that looks at factors influencing fertility. The participants were asked to report their existing depressive symptoms and psychotropic medication use, among other factors.
