|Articles|October 23, 2012

Poll: Do You Have Enough Information to Counsel Women on Future Fertility?

Some say ob/gyns should bring up family planning at every annual visit, and proactively counsel women about their future fertility. Do you have enough information to do so?

In response to the American Society of Reproductive Medicine’s new guideline on egg freezing, an op-ed in the New York Times states that ob/gyns should bring up family planning with patients at every annual visit, and proactively counsel women about their options around future fertility. However, since many ob/gyns are not fertility specialists, not all feel like they have the information and ability to do so effectively.

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