61. Dr. Meggie Q&A Part I: Egg Freezing, Periods, Hormones, & Birth Control
Ali on the Run Show
Ali Feller
4.9 • 4.2K Ratings
🗓️ 22 February 2018
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
"KonMari your life, KonMari your uterus." —Meggie Smith
Dr. Meggie is back! Meggie Smith made her Ali on the Run Show debut last year, when she was wrapping up her OB/GYN residency at the NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City. After graduating, Meggie moved to California, where she's currently pursuing her fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility at the University of Southern California. On Part I of this two-part episode, Meggie talks about life in L.A., her recent decision to freeze her eggs and what the retrieval process was like, and the mental and emotional struggles she's been experiencing. Then, we kick off the Q&A! This week, Dr. Meggie answers listener questions about periods, sex, hormones, and birth control.
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What you'll get in this episode:
- An update on Meggie's life since the last time she was on the Ali on the Run Show, including whether she actually likes life in Los Angeles (2:30)
- Meggie opens up about her recent mental health struggles (7:55)
- Ice, Ice, Baby! Meggie's egg freezing experience (15:25)
- Why Meggie says the day of her egg retrieval was the best day of her life, plus how she felt after the procedure (23:45)
- What Meggie says is the ideal age for egg freezing — and when it's too late (30:00)
- Why Meggie's running the UA NYC Half, and how you can support her training (34:00)
- Disclaimer time! (35:20)
- The listener Q&A portion begins! First category: periods (36:55)
- The organic vs. regular tampon debate (40:50)
- Meggie answers your sex questions! (45:10)
- Hormones and birth control Q&A (50:40)
What we mention on this episode:
Meggie Smith on Episode 27 of the Ali on the Run Show
University of Southern California
USC Center for Work and Family Life
Win an entry to the 2018 TCS New York City Marathon, courtesy of Strava
Meggie's Every Mother Counts / NYC Half fundraiser
World Health Organization (WHO)
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of The Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by Strava, the social network |
| 0:06.1 | for athletes. |
| 0:12.0 | Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show. |
| 0:14.1 | I'm your host, Allie Feller, and this is episode 61. |
| 0:18.2 | Today I'm joined for the second time by Maggie Smith. |
| 0:22.2 | Dr. Maggie made her Alley on the Run Show debut back on episode 27. |
| 0:27.0 | At the time, she was wrapping up her OBGYN residency at the NYU Langone Medical Center |
| 0:32.0 | in New York City. |
| 0:33.8 | After finishing her residency, Maggie moved to California, where she's currently pursuing |
| 0:38.0 | her fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility at the University of Southern |
| 0:43.2 | California. |
| 0:44.2 | Maggie, my goodness, picked a shorter specialty girl that is a mouthful. |
| 0:48.6 | Maggie has a lot of life updates to share, which is how we'll spend the first half of |
| 0:52.2 | this episode. |
| 0:53.3 | She talks about her recent decision to freeze her eggs and what that process was like, |
| 0:57.3 | and talks about some mental and emotional stuff she's been dealing with. |
| 1:00.9 | Then we jump into the Q&A. |
| 1:03.0 | Maggie and I received so many great questions, so this is going to be a two-part episode, |
| 1:07.3 | and we're kicking it off today by answering all your questions about periods, sex, hormones, |
| 1:12.2 | and birth control. |
| 1:13.2 | Let's go! |
| 1:18.0 | Dr. Maggie, welcome back to The Alley on the Run Show. |
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