Knocked Up: The Podcast About Getting Pregnant

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 sexuality and self-esteem are an integral part of life, which everyone is entitled to and that Good sexual health should always be enjoyable, pain free and without prejudice.Dora Pandeloglou is a highly trained physiotherapist who specialises in women's health at all life stages. Dora uses a holistic and proactive treatment approach that combines hands on therapy, education and expertise for optimal client centred care.Through our series The Sex Tapes we will be discussing a range of topics including the female orgasm, sexual concerns, sex for conception and sexual self-esteem through life stages.Find us on Instagram -

They call it an IVF Journey for a reason....Katie and Jan share their storyEgg freezingFinding the right partnerUsing ART to have childrenLosing a pregnancyUltimately creating their perfect familyFor more of Knocked Up, find us on Instagram - @knockeduppodcastJoin 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@womenshealthmelbourne.com.au. We'll keep all requests anonymous.Women's Health Melbourne is a holistic care precinct, for more information about the work we do click here.Hosts: Dr Raelia Lew and Jordi MorrisonGuests: Katie and JanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we are speaking with Sarah Powell from Pink Hope, an Australian non-profit organisation for educating and preventing about hereditary breast and ovarian cancerSarah 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 Hope community and since then has been a big supporter of the charity by volunteering, sharing her story and fundraising.We speak about the Pink Hope Edu Evenings, register here The one minute video on learning to self screen is hereTake Action campaign from Pink HopeFertility preservation when receiving cancer treatmentSarah Powell shares her storyPre-conception genetic screening to avoid BRCA1We also have a previous Knocked Up episode on Cervical ScreeningFor more of Knocked Up, find us on Instagram - @knockeduppodcastJoin our community! Follow Women's Health Melbourne on Facebook and Instagram (@womenshealthmelbourne), and follow Dr Raelia Lew on

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, Relationship pressure, Ejaculatory issues, Deep pain, Endometriosis, Post abortion and Vulvodynia.Chantelle Otten is an internationally acclaimed Psycho-Sexologist based in Melbourne. With her background in scientific research, sexual medicine, and counselling, Chantelle believes that sexuality and self-esteem are an integral part of life, which everyone is entitled to and that Good sexual health should always be enjoyable, pain free and without prejudice.When speaking to Chantelle it quickly became obvious that we would need more than one episode together to cover Raelia and Chantelle’s approaches to sex and answer you

Donor SpermWho 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 - @knockeduppodcastJoin 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@womenshealthmelbourne.com.au. We'll keep all requests anonymous.Women's Health Melbourne is a holistic care precinct, for more information about the work we do click here.Hosts: Dr Raelia Lew and Jordi MorrisonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 friends and community who are also suffering from loss.Useful resources:http://bit.ly/WHMmiscarriagehttp://bit.ly/WHMpodcastwendyhttp://bit.ly/WHMpodcastCKhttp://bit.ly/WHMpodcastMiscarriage1http://bit.ly/WHMpodcastHMhttp://bit.ly/WHMpodcastZMAUSTRALIA:Pregnancy loss support:Sands: 1300 072 637Bears of Hope: 1300 114 673Federal Government's Pregnancy, Birth and Baby hotline: 1800 882 436Lifeline Crisis Support: 13 11 14Beyond Blue: Depression and anxiety support: 1300 22 46 36Men's Line: 1300 78 99 78Headspace: Youth Mental Health Foundation: see headspace.org.au for your local centreGidget Foundation: https://gidgetfo

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 chance of pregnancy per IVF transfer attempt, but carries a significantly increased risk of multiple pregnancy in IVF.Find us on Instagram - @knockeduppodcastJoin 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@womenshealthmelbourne.com.au. We'll keep all requests anonymous.Women's Health Melbourne is a holistic care precinct, for more information about the work we do click here.Hosts: Dr Raelia Lew and Jordi Morris

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 internationally acclaimed Psycho-Sexologist based in Melbourne. With her background in scientific research, sexual medicine, and counselling, Chantelle believes that sexuality and self-esteem are an integral part of life, which everyone is entitled to and that Good sexual health should always be enjoyable, pain free and without prejudice.When speaking to Chantelle it quickly became obvious that we would need more than one episode together to cover Raelia and Chantelle’s approaches to sex and answer your many questions.Through our series The Sex Tapes we will be discussing a range of topics including the female orgasm, sexual co

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 supporting couples or individuals embarking upon assisted reproductive technology including IVF, ICSI, PGD, egg freezing and surrogacy.Find us on Instagram - @knockeduppodcastJoin 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@womenshealthmelbourne.com.au. We'll keep all requests anonymous.Women's Health Melbourne is a holistic care precinct, for more information about the work we do click here.Hosts: Dr Raelia Lew and

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 here https://www.womenshealthmelbourne.com.au/about/dr-tzippora-ben-harim/Have a question about women's health? Is there a specific topic you'd like us to cover? Email podcast@womenshealthmelbourne.com.au or DM us @knockeduppodcast. We'll keep all requests anonymous.Join our community! Follow Women's Health Melbourne on Facebook and Instagram (@womenshealthmelbourne), and follow Dr Raelia Lew on Instagram (@drraelialew).Women's Health Melbourne is a holistic care precinct, for more information about the work we do click here.Hosts: Dr Raelia Lew and Jordi MorrisonGuest: Dr Tzippi Ben-HarimSee omnystudio.com/listener f

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 sexuality and self-esteem are an integral part of life, which everyone is entitled to and that Good sexual health should always be enjoyable, pain free and without prejudice.When speaking to Chantelle it quickly became obvious that we would need more than one episode together to cover Raelia and Chantelle’s approaches to sex and answer your many questions.Through our series The Sex Tapes we will be discussing a range of topics including the female orgasm, sexual concerns, sex for conception and sexual self-esteem through life stages.Join our community! Follow Women's Health Melbourne on Facebook and Instagram (@womensh

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 when seeking medical care and how it can be improved.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@womenshealthmelbourne.com.au. We'll keep all requests anonymous.For more information about the work we do at Women's Health Melbourne, click here.Hosts: Dr Raelia Lew and Jordi MorrisonGuest: Sara SmithSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dietitian Wendy Fedele on super sperm and the impact of preconception nutritionJoin 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@womenshealthmelbourne.com.au. We'll keep all requests anonymous.For more information about the work we do at Women's Health Melbourne, click here.To keep our listeners up to date we have started a newsletter, you can join by signing up on our homepage.Hosts: Dr Raelia Lew and Jordi MorrisonGuest: Wendy Fedele @wendy_fedele_dietitian https://www.womenshealthmelbourne.com.au/about/wendy-fedele/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chantelle Otten is an internationally acclaimed Psycho-Sexologist based in Melbourne. With her background in scientific research, sexual medicine, and counselling, Chantelle believes that sexuality and self-esteem are an integral part of life, which everyone is entitled to and that Good sexual health should always be enjoyable, pain free and without prejudice.When speaking to Chantelle it quickly became obvious that we would need more than one episode together to cover Raelia and Chantelle’s approaches to sex and answer your many questions.Through our series The Sex Tapes we will be discussing a range of topics including the female orgasm, sexual concerns, sex for conception and sexual self-esteem through life stages.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@womenshealthmelbourne.com.au. We'll ke

We've often heard Raelia talk about the importance of the team and the lab in getting the best possible results from assisted fertility treatment. To understand more about the role of the scientist and the lab we speak with Professor David Gardner, Scientific Director at Melbourne IVF. For nearly four decades David has been at the forefront of embryology and has made many highly significant discoveries and contributions to Reproductive Medicine that have helped shape the field as we know it today.To keep our listeners up to date we have started a newsletter, you can join by signing up on our homepage.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@womenshealthmelbourne.com.au. We'll keep all requests anonymous.For more information about the work we do at Women's Health Melbourne, click here.Hosts: Dr R

Weight loss surgery might sound like a drastic action but it actually can be the right thing for some people.To discuss this niche area of medicine we've invited Dr Lara Freeman to join us on this episode of Knocked Up.Dr Lara Freeman is a specialist, upper gastrointestinal and general surgeon with extensive experience in the most current minimally invasive techniques for both bariatric and general surgery. Trained in undergraduate medicine at Monash University, Lara graduated with honours in 2006 for entering the specialist General Surgical training programme at the Alfred.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@womenshealthmelbourne.com.au. We'll keep all requests anonymous.For more information about the work we do at Women's Health Melbourne, click here.To keep our listeners up to date we ha

Progesterone is a steroid hormone, its job is to make the lining of the womb receptive for anembryo to implant as part of a delicate balance achieved by the menstrualcycle. 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@womenshealthmelbourne.com.au. We'll keep all requests anonymous.For more information about the work we do at Women's Health Melbourne, click here.To keep our listeners up to date we have started a newsletter, you can join by signing up on our homepage.Hosts: Dr Raelia Lew and Jordi MorrisonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our guest today is Shterna Glick. Shterna is a Melbourne-based Lactation Consultant and registered Midwife working both privately and in the hospital setting. As a mother of five, her passion is supporting women throughout their childbearing journey, especially during the postnatal period. Shterna provides a home-visiting lactation consultation service and antenatal breastfeeding information classes, helping women navigate challenges with an evidence-based, practical and empathetic approach.You may be thinking this episode is not relevant to you, however our main take away after speaking to Shterna is that every breastfeeding experience is different and that this conversation is relevant to women who are thinking about having a baby, TTC, already pregnant or even if you've had a baby before.To keep our listeners up to date we have started a newsletter, you can join by signing up on our homepage.Join our community! Follow Women's Health Melbourne on Facebook and Instagram (@womenshealthmelbourne), and follow D

Lil joins us in a discussion about sex, relationships and self-care in the era of dating apps and online forums.Lillian Ahenkan, who you may also know as Flex Mami, is a DJ, MTV presenter, model, podcaster and professional opinion haver.She’s been featured in , , , , , , in addition to being a finalist for Cosmopolitan’s Beauty Influencer of the Year 2018. Yep, Lil is definitely our coolest guest so far.i-DStylistElleGraziaPedestrian TVDaily MailMan RepellerJoin 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@womenshealthmelbourne.com.au. We'll keep all requests anonymous.For more information about the work we do at Women's Health Melbourne, click here.To keep our listeners up to date we have started a newsletter, you can join by signing up on our homepage.Hosts: Dr Raelia Lew and Jordi MorrisonGuest: Lill

Cortisol'Is it a bit like the chicken and the egg - does stress causes infertility or does infertility cause stress?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@womenshealthmelbourne.com.au. We'll keep all requests anonymous.For more information about the work we do at Women's Health Melbourne, click here.Hosts: Dr Raelia Lew and Jordi MorrisonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.