8/Q&A: Talking hormones, eggs & advocacy with Dr. Pei-Li Huang

Kris & Allie talk with reproductive endocrinologist Dr. Pei-Li Huang about women's health issues, IVF, donor eggs, health care advocacy, and more. They delve into infertility processes and stigmas, as well as the changing landscape of women's healthcare. Dr. Huang is board certified in Obstetrics & Gynecology as well as Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility. An active member of the Massachusetts Medical Society, Dr. Huang is a champion for women's reproductive health. She is a co-founder of Fertility Solutions, an IVF center, in New England.

SHOWNOTES

Links to resources discussed in this podcast
-  Dr. Pei-Li's Huang's practice, Fertility Solutions, an IVF center with locations in New England

- For information on infertility, go to ReproductiveFacts.org

- For fertility advocacy, a good place to start is Resolve: The National Infertility Association

- For information about women's health, check out ACOG: The American College of Obstetricians and Gynocologists

- Dani Shapiro's book Inheritance: A Memoir of Geneaology, Paternity, and Love

- Wiki article on estradiol (please consult with your medical professional!)

- Vagifem  website (please consult with your medical professional!)

- Steinway & Sons Pianos

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Here's what we discussed with Dr. Pei-Li Huang
- Meet Dr. Pei-Li Huang, reproductive endocrinologist (00:21)
- Hormones effect everything! (02:18)
- Research on men—but what about the ladies? (02:24)
- Trends on HRT & Pei-Li’s thoughts (06:02)
- Ouch - vaginal dryness! (07:27)
- Men discuss infertility with Pei-Li (10:23)
- Let’s talk female libido research (11:24)
- Allie pipes up about the patriarchy (12:24)
- IVF and Raw Female’s older demographic (14:15)
-  Donor eggs and aging out (15:44)
- The odd stigma around donor eggs (18:08)
- Feeling “something’s broken” (21:06)
- Serving the transgender community (25:17)
- Advocating for insurance coverage for fertility treatment (26:22)
- Protocol and complications for older patients (28:19)
- Should I freeze my eggs? (31:2)
- Trends Pei-Li is seeing now (33:58)
- Lobbying the AMA to define infertility as a disease (35:46)
- Are we making headway on women’s healthcare policy (37:45)
- Pei-Li and her piano (38:05)

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