Breaking the silence on infertility: a urologist's journey through IVF

<p>We sit down with Lei Chu, a urologist and author of IVF Diaries: A Female Urologist Infertility Journey. Lei shares her personal journey with infertility and the heartbreak of undergoing numerous IVF cycles. She sheds light on the growing issue of infertility in the U.S. and how it disproportionately affects female physicians. Lei also shares her insights on the importance of self-education and advocacy in the IVF process and the lack of standard of care in the field of reproductive endocrinology. Lei hopes to provide much-needed patient education and encouragement to others facing infertility. Join us as we delve into the world of IVF and learn from Lei's personal experiences.</p> <p><a href= "https://www.memorialhermann.org/doctors/urologists/dr-lei-chu-md-1831354851" target="_blank" rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer" data-wpel-link="external">Lei Chu</a> is a urologist.</p> <p>She shares her story and discusses her KevinMD article, "<a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/2023/01/infertility-navigating-the-challenges-of-ivf-and-the-importance-of-self-advocacy.html">Infertility: Navigating the challenges of IVF and the importance of self-advocacy</a>."</p> <p><a href="https://nuance.com/daxinaction"><img class= "alignnone wp-image-424286 size-medium" src= "https://www.kevinmd.com/wp-content/uploads/NuanceLogo_Horz_k-2-300x62.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="62" /></a></p> <p><em>The Podcast by KevinMD is brought to you by the <a href= "https://nuance.com/daxinaction">Nuance Dragon Ambient eXperience</a>.</em></p> <p><em>With a growing physician shortage, increasing burnout, and declining patient satisfaction, a dramatic change is needed to make health care more efficient and effective and bring back the joy of practicing medicine. AI-driven ambient clinical intelligence promises to help by revolutionizing patient and provider experiences with clinical documentation that writes itself.</em></p> <p><em>The <a href="https://nuance.com/daxinaction">Nuance Dragon Ambient eXperience</a>, or DAX for short, is a vo