Knocked Up: The Podcast About Getting Pregnant

S1E98: The Egg Freezing Decision Making Process

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Sinopsis

Dr Michelle Peate is the Program Leader for the Psychosocial Health and Wellbeing Research (emPoWeR) Unit, at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne. She is a behavioural scientist and her focus is on developing resources for to help improve the reproductive health experiences of women across a range of conditions and scenarios such as e fertility preservation decision-making in cancer, unmet needs in endometriosis, and managing menopause after cancer. Her work is internationally recognized - resulting in a number of awards, international invited presentations, and roles on clinical practice guideline committees. Today she is talking to us about the psychosocial impact of elective egg freezing.Sherine Sandhu is a PhD student in the Psychosocial Health and Wellbeing Research (emPoWeR) Unit, at Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne. Her study focuses on understanding women’s experiences with egg-freezing, and finding out ways to better inform and suppor