Freezing Time: Fertility, Autonomy, and Owning Your Future - Should You Freeze Your Eggs?

Dr. Natalie Crawford is joined by nurse practitioner, creator, and advocate, Katie Duke, for a deeply honest conversation about fertility, career, and taking control of your future. Katie opens up about her egg freezing journey from the emotional highs and lows to the unexpected medical hurdles and everything in between. 1. Understanding Egg Freezing What is egg freezing? Misconceptions about fertility and timing The importance of reproductive autonomy 2. Navigating Fertility Clinics The difference between clinical approaches Red flags in medical care Importance of personalized medical experiences 3. Personal Fertility Journey Katie's decision to freeze eggs at 36 Challenges with different fertility centers 4. Empowerment and Choice Owning your reproductive decisions Breaking the stigma around fertility conversations Encouraging women to explore their options Follow Katie Duke on Instagram ⁠@thekatieduke Check out her website https://www.katiedukeonline.com/ Want to receive my weekly newsletter? Sign up at ⁠⁠⁠⁠nataliecrawfordmd.com/newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠ to receive updates, Q&A, special content, and freebies If you haven’t already, please rate, review, and follow the podcast to be notified of new episodes every Tuesday. Plus, be sure to follow along on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠@nataliecrawfordmd,⁠⁠⁠⁠ check out Natalie’s YouTube channel Natalie Crawford MD⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you're interested in becoming a patient, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠Fora Fertility. Join the Learn at Pinnacle app ⁠to earn FREE CE Credit for listening to this episode! https://learnatpinnacle.com/education This episode is brought to you by The Pinnacle Podcast Network! Learn more about Pinnacle at https://learnatpinnacle.com/ ------------------------------ Fertility doctor, Natalie Crawford, MD is a double board certified OBGYN and REI, and co-founder of Fora Fertility, a boutique fertility practice in Austin, Texas. COME SAY HI!!! Blog: nataliecrawfordmd.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nataliecraw... TikTok:   / nataliecrawfordmd   Twitter: https://twitter.com/ncrawfordmd?lang=en Facebook:   / nataliecrawfordmd   Email: [email protected] FORA FERTILITY: forafertilityaustin.com 715 W 34th Street, Austin, TX 78705 To become a patient: email [email protected] or call 512-956-5006 Listen to the AS A WOMAN PODCAST here: ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/12IYOLH... ---------- #fertility #fertilitydoctor #nataliecrawfordmd #doctor #asawoman Sharing fertility facts to educate women about trying to conceive, getting pregnant, ovulation, fertility treatments, IUI, IVF, becoming a doctor, life as a woman in medicine, and more.

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