Knocked Up: The Podcast About Fertility and Women's Health

We love a patient story and Gemma's has all the peaks and troughs, the best bit - she now has two beautiful baby boys. We hear about her fertility journey which spanned four years, and go through the details of a tubal flush, endometriosis, laparoscopic surgery, egg collection, embryo freezing, fresh and frozen transfers, miscarriage and her babies. Find us on Instagram - @knockeduppodcast Join ou...

Chemical pregnancies seem to be happening more and more. What are they and why are hearing so much about them? Find us on Instagram - @knockeduppodcast Join our community! Follow Women's Health Melbourne on Facebook and Instagram ( @womenshealthmelbourne ), and follow Dr Raelia Lew on Instagram ( @drraelialew ). Have a question about women's health? Is there a specific topic you'd like us to cover...

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. We are so lucky as a generation to have so many choices and options when it comes to having a family. Resources: Women's Health Melbourne...

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 how many eggs might be available for a given person. Resources: When you should co...

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. What is ANZREI and why do we look to them for advice here? Advice for women? Advice for men? Advice for donors? Should you delay treatment? What if you’re already pre...

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. She is a behavioural scientist and her focus is on developing resources for to help improve the reproductive health experiences of women across a range of conditions and scenarios such as e fertility preservation decisi...

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 Find us on Instagram - @knockeduppodcast Join our community! Follow Women's Health Melbourne on Facebook and Instagram ( @womenshealthmelbourne ), and follow Dr Raelia Lew on Instagram ( @drraelialew ). Have a question about women's...

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. Find us on Instagram - @knockeduppodcast Join our community! Follow Women's Health Melbourne on Fa...

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/ Find us on Instagram - @knockeduppodcast Join our community! Follow Women's Health Melbourne...

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. A major part of her PhD is an NHMRC-funded study investigating the implications of male infertility on offspring health and fertility by clinically evaluating a cohort of ICSI-conceived young men of infer...

The number of women considering freezing their eggs has increased, and it may be due to the COVID-19 pandemic… So, what is involved? Find us on Instagram - @knockeduppodcast Join our community! Follow Women's Health Melbourne on Facebook and Instagram ( @womenshealthmelbourne ), and follow Dr Raelia Lew on Instagram ( @drraelialew ). Have a question about women's health? Is there a specific topic...

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. Find us on Instagram - @knockeduppodcast Join our community! Follow Women's Health Melbourne on Facebook and Ins...

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. With her background in scientific research, sexual medicine, and counselling, Chantelle believes that se...

They call it an IVF Journey for a reason.... Katie and Jan share their story Egg freezing Finding the right partner Using ART to have children Losing a pregnancy Ultimately creating their perfect family   Find us on Instagram - @knockeduppodcast Join our community! Follow Women's Health Melbourne on Facebook and Instagram ( @womenshealthmelbourne ), and follow Dr Raelia Lew on Instagram ( @drraeli...

Today we are speaking with Sarah Powell from Pink Hope, now Inherited Cancers Australia, an Australian non-profit organisation for educating and preventing about hereditary breast and ovarian cancer Sarah was diagnosed with breast cancer at 29 years old but it was the news she carries a BRCA1 mutation that sent her looking for support and information. Luckily she found Krystal Barter and the Pink...

Today with Chantelle we’re going to talk about sexual concerns - things that might come up more commonly than we realise and may not know that there is help available. Especially when trying to conceive such concerns can put even more pressure on an already fragile situation. We give an overview of how these concerns impact your sexual performance and self esteem: Vaginismus, Erectile concerns, Re...

Donor Sperm Who needs it? Why would you choose to use it? Should it be a known or clinic recruited donor? How do I access it? How is it used? We briefly touch on the legalities of known donor sperm, for more than that listen to our episode with Deanna Elsner who is a family lawyer and we talk about egg freezing, for which we have many blogs and podcast resources. Find us on Instagram - @knockedupp...

First Chrissy Teigen reminded us all to keep up to date with breast checks and cervical screening during the pandemic, and now Chrissy has the world talking about miscarriage. Who doesn't have a girl crush on this brave woman? We are at once devastated and inspired by Chrissy speaking so bravely about the heartbreaking loss of baby Jack. Let's continue the conversation and provide support to our f...

Dr Deborah Morawetz is a Paediatrician who works in Neonates in Melbourne. Graduating from Monash University Medical School in 2004, Deborah specialised in Paediatrics training in both Sydney and Melbourne. As a mother of twins and a Paediatrician, Deborah is uniquely qualified to discuss a common dilemma in IVF, single versus double embryo transfer. Double embryo transfer marginally increases the...

Sex whilst pregnant. Sex once you've had the baby. Bodies, minds, priorities all changing fast. How do we maintain our sexual self esteem, our connection with out partners, our connection with ourselves. Obviously this was a topic we had to discuss with Chantelle, who of course provided much food for thought, and most of all reminded us that sex is meant to be fun. Chantelle Otten is an internatio...

How can Allied Health support your fertility and wellbeing goals? In tomorrow’s episode Raelia and Jordi speak with Mandi Azoulay on the role Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture can play as part of your healthcare team. Mandi is an empathic and compassionate Doctor of Chinese Medicine. Mandi’s approach to diagnosis and treatment is integrative. Mandi also has extensive training and experience in supp...

Today as it is the start of women’s health week we introduce you to Dr Tzippora Ben-Harim, the lead gynaecologist at Women's Health Melbourne and with Dr Tzippi we cover a condition that is rarely discussed – Prolapse. Women will often suffer through the symptoms of prolapse without realising that there is much help available. For more information about Dr Tzippi you can read about her background...

Sex takes on a completely different role when the focus becomes conception rather than pleasure. In this episode we discuss how sex can change in a relationship and how to keep the connection with your partner. Chantelle Otten is an internationally acclaimed Psycho-Sexologist based in Melbourne. With her background in scientific research, sexual medicine, and counselling, Chantelle believes that s...

Sara Smith is a Melbourne based Architect who has practiced both at home in Melbourne and in London. It might feel a bit off piste for us to chat to an architect, but our conversation with Sara covers all sorts of topics that we're thinking about whether we realise it or not. With her thesis on maternity wards and experience in healthcare we discuss how architecture impacts the patient experience...

Dietitian Wendy Fedele on super sperm and the impact of preconception nutrition Find us on Instagram - @knockeduppodcast Join our community! Follow Women's Health Melbourne on Facebook and Instagram ( @womenshealthmelbourne ), and follow Dr Raelia Lew on Instagram ( @drraelialew ). Have a question about women's health? Is there a specific topic you'd like us to cover? Email podcast@womenshealthmel...