TITLE
Lynn Westphal: When Your Career Delays Your Family Building - Fertility Preservation for Surgeons
TALK INFO
Surgeons often delay family building to pursue surgical training, which can cause significant fertility and professional strain. The stressors impact the surgeon’s well-being and many regret this decision. Understanding options for fertility preservation is critical for surgeons.
You can watch the first 8 minutes for free.
CLINICAL PATHWAY
Medical Assess and Management
SPEAKER
DATE
01/04/24
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
Understand how surgical training and career demands can impact fertility and family-building timelines.
Review available fertility preservation options for surgeons, including oocyte, embryo, and ovarian tissue cryopreservation.
Identify optimal timing and indications for fertility preservation based on age, career stage, and personal goals.
Discuss success rates, limitations, risks, and costs associated with different fertility preservation strategies.
Address common misconceptions and emotional considerations surrounding delayed family building in surgical careers.
Empower informed, proactive decision-making regarding reproductive planning while pursuing a demanding medical profession.
ABOUT THE 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.
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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.
