Lynn Westphal: When Your Career Delays Your Family Building - Fertility Preservation for Surgeons

When Your Career Delays Your Family Building — Fertility Preservation for Surgeons is a professional development session that addresses the challenges many surgeons and surgical trainees face when career demands intersect with personal family-building goals. Surgical training and early career progression often coincide with the age period when fertility is naturally highest, leading many surgeons to postpone pregnancy or parenthood, which can have long-term implications for reproductive potential. This talk provides evidence-based insight into fertility preservation options, including egg and embryo cryopreservation, counseling strategies, timing considerations, and the role of multidisciplinary planning to support surgeons who wish to safeguard their future fertility while pursuing demanding training and clinical roles. The session also explores cultural and institutional factors that influence decisions around family building, aiming to empower attendees with practical guidance and resources for informed decision-making.

The Video is Now Available On Demand

SPEAKER:  Dr. Lynn Marie Westphal, M.D., FACOG, is double board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology/Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. She is a Professor (em.) in the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics and served as the Director of the Fertility Preservation Program, Director of the Third-Party Reproduction Program, and Director of the REI Fellowship. Her interest in fertility preservation for cancer survivors led her to set up one of the first oocyte cryopreservation programs in the country. She has held numerous national leadership positions and was the President of the Fertility Preservation Special Interest Group of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine from 2008-2009. She was also the Director of Women’s Health at Stanford from 2005-2012. In 2012, she co-founded the Stanford Center for Health Research on Women and Sex Differences in Medicine (WSDM) and served as co-director of the program for two years. She is the Lead CMO, Medicine & Research & REI at kindbody.

ONLINE LIVE EVENT

Palo Alto: Monday, April 1, 2024 at 8:00 am

Mexico City: Monday, April 1, 2024 at 9:00 am

New York: Monday, April 1, 2024 at 11:00 am

Rio de Janeiro: Monday, April 1, 2024 at 12:00 noon

London: Monday, April 1, 2024 at 4:00 pm

Berlin: Monday, April 1, 2024 at 5:00 pm

Johannesburg: Monday, April 1, 2024 at 5:00 pm

Cairo: Monday, April 1, 2024 at 5:00 pm

Riyadh: Monday, April 1, 2024 at 6:00 pm

Islamabad: Monday, April 1, 2024 at 8:00 pm

New Delhi: Monday, April 1, 2024 at 8:30 pm

Dubai: Monday, April 1, 2024 at 7:00 pm

LANGUAGE: The event language is English. Portuguese and Spanish speaking moderators will be present for questions. 

CE ACCREDITATION : surgeON is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. surgeON designates this activity for 1 credit hour of continuing education credits.

DECLARATION : In accordance with criterion 13 of document UEMS 2023.07.rev “EACCME® Criteria for the Accreditation of Live Educational Events (LEEs)” and the Standard v. Commercial or Promotional Conflict of Interest, published by the American Dental Association Continuing Education Recognition Program (ADA CERP), all surgeON presenters sign a Conflict of Interest form to document all perceived or actual conflicts of interest for the last 3 years, whether due to a financial or other relationship. This document can be viewed at the beginning of the event or on request by emailing info@surgeon-events.org No fee, honorarium or arrangement for re-imbursement of expenses in relation to the this event has been provided to the speaker.