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20th May 2022

Bitesize - Egg Freezing at CRGH

Welcome to the latest episode of The Fertility Podcast bite-size. We are in conversation with Dr.Theodorou,  Consultant Gynaecologist, and Specialist in Reproductive Medicine at The Centre for Reproductive and Genetic Health about Egg Freezing. If you want to understand more about whether this could be an option for you then this snippet will give you plenty to think about. 

What we discussed: 


  • What is involved in initial tests and who might freeze their eggs and why
  • What a treatment plan looks like and when in your cycle it would start 
  • When is the best time to freeze your eggs? 
  • Explanation of egg health and egg age
  • Egg quality over the age of 40
  • When it is good to freeze eggs early, eg. known family history of low egg reserve or issues such as endometriosis or operation on the ovaries that would impact the ovarian reserve. 
  • What egg quality decline means 
  • How egg freezing is empowering for a woman’s career and the options it gives for the future if they were to have treatment older 
  • How companies are offering egg freezing benefits 
  • How best to afford the treatment with finance packages available  - CRGH offers Secure


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If you’ve found your route to parenthood hasn’t been straightforward, The Fertility Podcast is for you. From how to optimise your fertility to getting pregnant naturally, navigating IVF, understanding donor conception or surrogacy to how to prepare for a life without children. Whatever your situation, you are not alone. Created by Natalie Silverman, a former fertility patient in 2014 Natalie set about speaking to experts and sharing lived experience and expert interviews In 2019 Kate Davies, an independent fertility nurse consultant joined as co-host and from 2023-2024, Kate hosted the podcast solo sharing more of her expert insight and stories from her patients. As The Fertility Podcast reached its 10th anniversary the decision was taken to cease publishing.. until now. The Fertility Podcast is proud to partner with Fertility Action, a new UK charity dedicated to supporting anyone affected by infertility, secondary infertility, or sub-fertility. Together, we aim to amplify our mission of education, empowerment, and support. Fertility Action combines patient advocacy with expert knowledge to offer peer support, therapy, and reliable information. They are also committed to improving fertility care access, raising awareness, and driving research to advance understanding and treatment.

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