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Does a Career in Orthopaedic Surgery Affect a Woman's Fertility?

J Am Acad Orthop Surg

March 2021

From the Shriners for Children Medical Center-Pasadena (Dr. Poon, Ms. Luong, and Dr. Nguyen), Orthopaedic Surgery Department, Pasadena, CA, the Ventura County Medical Center (Dr. Hargett), Orthopedic Surgery Department, Ventura, CA, the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (Dr. Lorimer), Portsmouth, VA, the Nicklaus Children's Hospital (Dr. Payares), Department of Orthopedics, Miami, FL, and the NYU Langone Orthopaedic Hospital (Dr. Friedman), Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York, NY.

Background: Orthopaedic surgery lags behind other specialties in the recruitment of women. Concerns about fertility, pregnancy, and childbearing may be a deterrent to women when considering orthopaedic surgery as a specialty.

Methods: An anonymous 168-item survey was distributed to the members of Ruth Jackson Orthopedic Society and the Women in Orthopaedics, an online group exclusive to female orthopaedic surgeons.

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