Pregnancy-risk medicines without contraception advice
A medicine that can harm a pregnancy should not be prescribed to someone who could become pregnant without contraception counselling.
Across de-identified U.S. psychiatric records, we found this step was missed about 70% of the time it should have happened.
This page is here to help you know what to ask about. It is not medical advice, and you should never start, stop, or change a medication on your own. Bring these questions to a doctor who knows you.
Questions to ask your doctor
Copy a line and ask it at your next visit. These are questions to start a conversation, not instructions to change your treatment.
- Could this medicine affect a pregnancy, and have we talked about contraception?
- If I might become pregnant, are there safer options for me?
This page is information, not medical advice. It describes care patterns across many people and can't speak to your own situation. Bring these questions to a clinician who knows you.
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