Talking Away the Taboo with Dr. Aimee Baron
Talking Away the Taboo with Dr. Aimee Baron
Dr. Aimee Baron
117. A Roundtable on Breast/Ovarian Cancer and Fertility
54 minutes Posted Mar 3, 2024 at 6:00 am.
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On this episode of Talking Away The Taboo, Dr. Sahar Wertheimer, Peggy Cottrell and Rachel Sentchuk join Aimee Baron, MD to talk about...

-Rachel's story about testing positive for BRCA1 at 21 and then taking control of her health and her future with testing and egg freezing at 25

-Dr. Wertheimer's advice on the options a patient with a gene mutation or cancer diagnosis has in terms of fertility treatments, and the “numbers funnel” of egg freezing

-Peggy's advocacy on the importance of giving people information about testing and choices to intervene as they might learn about a cancer diagnosis in themselves or family member

-Peggy's experience as a genetic counselor with @sharsheretofficial and how she supports people in the decisions they make regarding their health and fertility, and how she connects patients with peers to get more support

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