The number of female trainees is on the rise, and so too are the issues surrounding fertility
and barriers to family planning. 1 Over the past decade, studies of surgical residents across …

Surgical training occurs during a female surgeon's prime reproductive years and it should
not be a secret that female surgeons struggle with greater rates of infertility than the general …

Thank you so much for that kind introduction. I just need a moment as I am truly touched by
those words from my husband because without him and his support, I would not be able to …

Women were first admitted to medical schools in the late 19th century and, since then,
female representation in the medical profession has gradually increased 1. Female …

We read with interest the article “High infertility rates and pregnancy complications in female
physicians indicate a need for cultural change” by Lai et al. 1 We congratulate the authors …

Objectives To describe pregnancy outcomes, rates of infertility, patterns of parental leave,
and working schedules in surgical trainees in the United Kingdom. Design Cross sectional …

Surgical training often overlaps childbearing years. It is important that those considering a
career in surgery know it is possible to combine a career in surgery with having children …

Over the years, a fair amount of research on preg-nancy and postgraduate medical training
has been completed. A simple PubMed search on this topic generates hundreds of hits, and …

The engagement of medical students in a future career in surgery is clearly important to the
community. It is a concern that many medical schools seem to be decreasing the exposure …

The culture of surgical training is rapidly evolving. As the proportion of women graduating
from US medical schools has risen, so has the number of women choosing surgical careers; …