Molly Johnston joins the show to discuss some of the nuances around elective egg freezing. Molly is a fourth year PhD candidate at Monash University in Melbourne. Her PhD has looked into policies (legislation and day-to-day management in IVF clinics) governing egg freezing (particularly in Victoria, Australia). Molly has looked into uptake trends, social attitudes towards access to and funding for egg freezing, and has used this evidence to inform a critical review of egg freezing policies. In this episode, Molly & Hannah chat about: 🎙 why elective egg freezing is getting more attention in recent years 🎙 how it is perceived by the community 🎙 what the uptake trends are in Australia 🎙 some of the policies and laws in place that govern use, donation, research and discarding of eggs 🎙 accessibility and funding Here are some resources we talked about in the episode: 💻 Your Fertility https://www.yourfertility.org.au/ 💻 Molly's research on public attitudes towards access for egg freezing https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/26410397.2020.1758441 💻 or if you want to follow more of Molly's research, you can find her on twitter @mollyljohnston (https://twitter.com/mollyljohnston?s=12) 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇 Things you need to know & places you need to go! 📸 Check out our instagram page https://www.instagram.com/uteryou.uterme.uterus/ 📸 Check out our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/uteryou.uterme.uterus/ 📸 Join our facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/uteryou.uterme.uterus ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Feel like giving us a good review if you like the show (if you listen on Apple Podcasts)? 🛑 This podcast is for entertainment and general info/discussion only. Your host Hannah is a doctor (specifically a GP registrar) working full time in sexual health and sexual assault services. Nothing that is discussed on this show should be taken as personal medical advice. Please see your GP, sexual health clinic, family planning practice or other trusted healthcare professional for information and advice specific to your situation. We acknowledge the darkinjung people, Traditional Custodians of the land on which our studio sits, and pay respects to their Elders past and present. We extend that respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who may listen to our podcast. This is a production of SYMO Interactive, home of the my millennial money podcast.