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Female physicians have higher infertility rates and pregnancy complications

1. Female physicians, particularly surgeons, have a significantly greater incidence of #miscarriage, #infertility, and #pregnancy complications compared to the general population
doi.org/10.1097/sla.00…

2. In another study, of 692 female surgeons, 290 (42.0%) had a pregnancy loss, more than twice the rate of the general population.
*Female surgeons operating 12 or more hours per week during the last trimester of pregnancy were at higher risk of major pregnancy complications

3. Female surgeons had fewer children and were more likely to delay having children because of surgical training.
Incidence of postpartum depression and musculoskeletal problems were also higher in them
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doi.org/10.1001/jamasu…

4. Female surgeons have first pregnancies later in life, fewer children, and report more issues with infertility. Assisted reproductive technology is implemented more often by female surgeons than the general population
doi.org/10.1016/j.jamc…

5. Conclusions
*Women physicians, especially surgeons, face multiple challenges with respect to marriage, pregnancy, child birth and fertility.
*There is a need for major culture change at workplace, with greater support from colleagues and management to mitigate these problems.