There are no set recommendations on when a woman would be able to conceive and have a baby after epilepsy surgery. In general, we would like to make sure that the surgery was able to control seizures (for this reason, we like to wait 6 to12 months after surgery), minimize the number of medications that the woman is taking (we prefer that no more than one medication is given), and that there have been no other surgical complications.

Answered by Imad Michel Najm, MD. Dr. Najm is the director of Cleveland Clinic’s Epilepsy Center. He has been with Cleveland Clinic since 1992 in the Department of Neurology, where he leads a multidisciplinary team in the Epilepsy Center with a comprehensive range of skills and knowledge.