Dr. Simon McDowell lives in Wellington with his wife and 3 children.  He loves spending time with his kids (13, 9, 3), getting outside and running on the awesome trails Wellington has.  Simon is a subspecialist in REI (reproductive endocrinology and infertility) and also completed an Australasian Gynaecological Endoscopy and Surgery (AGES) fellowship in advanced laparoscopic surgery.  He works both in public and private, and is passionate about doing the best job he can for his patients.  

This episode was released in light of the recent Roe v. Wade changes. It was recorded at the end of 2021, and highlights many of the reproductive choices and autonomy we have in Aotearoa. In this episode, we discuss infertility in medicine, egg-freezing, surrogacy and options for LGBTQ parents, challenges of reproductive medicine, and his journey into his subspecialty work in infertility. 

As always, if you have any feedback or queries, or if you would like to get in touch with the speaker, feel free to get in touch at [email protected].

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As always, if you have any feedback or queries, or if you would like to get in touch with the speaker, feel free to get in touch at [email protected].

Audio credit:
Bliss by Luke Bergs https://soundcloud.com/bergscloud
Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0
Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/33DJFs9
Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/e9aXhBQDT9Y