Knocked Up
Knocked Up is your go-to podcast for clear, evidence based conversations on fertility, pregnancy and women's health.
Hosted by Dr Raelia Lew
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Listen · 23 min · Mar 2021
Listener Request - What are chemical pregnancies?
Chemical pregnancies seem to be happening more and more. What are they and why are hearing so much about them?
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Listen · 25 min · Mar 2021
🥚 Understanding conception from donor eggs
Whether a baby is born from your own eggs and a partners sperm or in other ways, you will still share every conscious experience with your child. That child will be yours to raise and love. Families come is all shapes and sizes. What they have in common is love.
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Listen · 24 min · Feb 2021
AMH - The fertility test?
Anti-Mullerian Hormone is a measure of the ovarian reserve. And what that means is it's a way of understanding what the ovary is capable of and in terms of certainly IVF treatment and egg freezing, where we stimulate the ovary to try and induce the development of multiple eggs in the same month, the AMH can indicate ho…
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Listen · 20 min · Feb 2021
💉 Should I be vaccinated? The Covid vaccine and trying to conceive
As the Covid vaccine roll out is starting in Australia, we are kicking off this new season of Knocked Up explaining the vaccination advice for those planning a pregnancy, trying to conceive or undergoing assisted fertility treatment.
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Listen · 46 min · Dec 2020
The Egg Freezing Decision Making Process
Dr Michelle Peate is the Program Leader for the Psychosocial Health and Wellbeing Research (emPoWeR) Unit, at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne.
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Listen · 36 min · Dec 2020
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding (or Heavy Periods) with Dr Tzippi Ben-Harim
How do we know if we're experiencing AUB? We start with the 3 key factors: what is the quantity, the average duration of menstruation and the frequency. Read more here
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Listen · 34 min · Dec 2020
Frequently Asked Questions for Dr Raelia Lew
We asked the Women's Health Melbourne reception team, what are their most frequently asked questions! Seeking fertility treatment can be daunting, especially because you don't know what to expect. This episode is the ideal starting point for insight into how Dr Raelia optimises care for each patient.
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Listen · 29 min · Nov 2020
Listener Request - Ectopic Pregnancies with Dr Raelia Lew
Ectopic pregnancies happen when a fertilised egg implants itself outside the womb, usually in one of the fallopian tubes. Dr Raelia Lew talks us through how and why they happen, and how they are treated. https://www.womenshealthmelbourne.com.au/knocked-up-podcast-raelia-lew-endometriosis-not-on-ultrasound/
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Listen · 43 min · Nov 2020
Genetics of Male Infertility with Dr Sarah Catford
We speak with Dr Sarah Catford, Endocrinologist and Andrologist with a special interest in male fertility. Sarah's PhD is on the genetic basis and broader health implications of male infertility.
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Listen · 50 min · Nov 2020
Egg Freezing in a Pandemic with Dr Raelia Lew
The number of women considering freezing their eggs has increased, and it may be due to the COVID-19 pandemic… So, what is involved?
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Listen · 41 min · Nov 2020
(Lockdown) Stress and changes to our menstrual cycle with Naturopath Georgia Borowski
As we come out of lockdown we discuss with Naturopath Georgia Borowski how we get our bodies back on track and into peak condition for conception and a healthy pregnancy. Raelia helpfully talks us through how each stage of our menstrual cycle works and how this contributes to fertility.
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Listen · 49 min · Nov 2020
The Sex Tapes with Chantelle Otten and Dora Pandeloglou - Vaginismus
By far our most queried sexual concern is Vaginismus. In this special episode we turn to three specialists to discuss how they work to provide holistic treatment to ensure the best outcomes for their patients. Chantelle Otten is an internationally acclaimed Psycho-Sexologist based in Melbourne.