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Career vs. family: why women physicians are more likely to delay having a child

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‘A constant struggle’: Doctors discuss the challenges of being a parent in the field of medicine

Fertility and family planning can be a sensitive subject for legal professionals.  While we often discuss how to balance our professional goals and career trajectories with our personal lives, we should also be informed as to how one's fertility can impact the timing of family planning.

Get informed with Dr. Shirin Dason, Fellow at Mount Sinai Fertility, as she provides crucial information on fertility science and treatment options, practical considerations for family planning and proactive steps you can take, even if you are undecided about your family planning goals.

Being a new mom while balancing a career is tough. In this video, Dr. Shirin Dason (OB/Gyn & Fertility Specialist) and Dr. Steph shares advice on applying for EI, balancing breastfeeding with work and getting coverage for breast pumps, waitlists for daycares vs getting a nanny, and relationship advice for new parents.

A chat with PCOS Coach Nikki

In this episode, we chat with Dr. Shirin Dason, a Gynecologic Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (REI) fellow. We learn about her journey with family planning, juggling fellowship with having young children and her valuable advice to other medical learners. 

In this video, Dr. Steph speaks with Dr. Shirin Dason (OB/Gyn & Fertility Specialist) to talk about the medical and financial considerations of pregnancy, infertility and fertility preservation (embryo and egg freezing). Dr. Dason shares her personal experience with infertility and how she planned for the costs of IVF, and balancing pregnancy with her career.

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Having children during medical training, especially surgery, perceived as difficult, taboo topic