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Learning Objectives:

• – Understand how hormonal contraception can affect mood, especially in those at risk for PMADs.
• – Explore relational and sexual shifts during the perinatal period.
• – Learn strategies for supporting reproductive mental health decisions, including when to involve Rabbinic guidance.
• – Recognize symptoms and red flags in perinatal mental health and know when to refer.
• – Approach conversations about contraception and intimacy with cultural and religious sensitivity.

Agenda:

• 9:30 AM – Doors Open
• 10:00 AM – Welcome and Opening Remarks – Elke Pollak, Founder,
• Tikvaseinu
• 10:15 AM – 12:00 PM – Dr. Esther Rollhaus, MD – Reproductive Psychiatrist
• Session: Hormonal Contraception – What’s Expected, Tolerable, and Not Acceptable
• 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM – Carly Chodosh, MSS, LCSW, CST, PMH-C – Psychotherapist and Intimacy Specialist
• Session: What About Us? Navigating Relationship Changes in Pregnancy and Postpartum
• 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM – Buffet Networking Lunch
• 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM – Dvora Entin, LCSW, CST, PMH-C – Perinatal & Reproductive Mental Health Specialist
• Session: Reproductive Decision-Making and Mental Health: Collaborating with Rabbinic Guidance
• 2:45 PM – 3:30 PM – Group Q&A with All Presenters