{"id":11310,"date":"2025-05-23T22:50:04","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T22:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/2025\/05\/23\/my-pmdd-scares-me-to-get-pregnant\/"},"modified":"2025-05-23T22:50:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T22:50:05","slug":"my-pmdd-scares-me-to-get-pregnant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/2025\/05\/23\/my-pmdd-scares-me-to-get-pregnant\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;My PMDD scares me to get pregnant.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Introduction to PMDD<\/h1>\n<p>Marianne Barry, 29, from Cardiff, has a pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), a disease that can cause symptoms of severe fear or even suicide thoughts.<\/p>\n<h2>The Prevalence of PMDD<\/h2>\n<p>It affects up to 8% of women, but the average waiting time for a diagnosis is about 12 years.<\/p>\n<h2>Treatment Dilemma<\/h2>\n<p>The main treatment in the treatment of PMDD symptoms is contraceptives, but for women like Marianne who want to get pregnant, this creates a dilemma.<\/p>\n<h2>Seeking a Solution<\/h2>\n<p>Marianne wants to have a child, but she also wants to be healthy. This puts her in a difficult position, as the primary treatment for her condition may not be compatible with her desire to become pregnant.<\/p>\n<h2>Government Response<\/h2>\n<p>The government has stated that it is &quot;determined to improve the diagnosis, treatment and awareness of women, including PMDD. This is a step in the right direction for women like Marianne, who are seeking a solution to their condition that does not compromise their reproductive goals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction to PMDD Marianne Barry, 29, from Cardiff, has a pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), a disease that can cause symptoms of severe fear or even suicide thoughts. The Prevalence of PMDD It affects up to 8% of women, but the average waiting time for a diagnosis is about 12 years. Treatment Dilemma The main treatment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11311,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-11310","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-health"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11310"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11310\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11312,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11310\/revisions\/11312"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}