Infertility and Stress

Podcast
Written By Lora Shahine, MD

Thrilled and grateful for the opportunity to be on the #asawoman podcast with @nataliecrawfordmd. Listen to episode 40 ‘Infertility and Stress’ to hear us discuss the importance of mental health while dealing with infertility and miscarriage.

Key points we want everyone to know:

Stress, depression, and anxiety are extremely common in patients struggling to complete their family - you may be surprised by the statistics we quote including Natalie’s own research.

Infertility and it’s treatments can be stressful and the most common reason patients drop out of treatment is not financial limitations or poor prognosis - it’s depression and anxiety in our patients.

Addressing mental health in our patients increases success with treatment.

We cannot eliminate stress but we can limit its impact on our health with stress management tools.

Stress management techniques do not have to be expensive or take significant time to utilize.

Patients feeling depressed, anxious, stressed are not alone.

❤️Taking care of yourself is not selfish - self care is essential❤️

I loved having the opportunity to discuss this incredibly important topic!

Lora Shahine, MD

Dr. Lora Shahine, reproductive endocrinologist at Pacific NW Fertility and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Washington in Seattle, completed her residency in OBGYN at the University of California in San Francisco and fellowship in reproductive endocrinology at Stanford University. She is dedicated to educating and advocating for increased awareness of infertility, miscarriage, and the impact on environmental toxins on health through an active social media presence, teaching, clinical research, and authoring multiple blogs and books including best selling, ‘Not Broken: An Approachable Guide to Miscarriage and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss.’

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