Preconception Health Checklist With Dr. Ingrid Lai
Episode description
In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Ingrid Lai, MD, MSc, FRCSC, GREI, to discuss the pre-conception phase and what one should consider to optimally prepare for conception and a pregnancy. Dr. Lai also shares the things one can do to make changes to improve chances of conception if they have comorbidities. Tune in now!
More About Dr. Lai
Dr. Lai earned her medical degree (MD) in 2012 from the University of Toronto. She completed residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Toronto in 2017 and a fellowship in Gynecologic Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (GREI) from McMaster University in 2020. Dr. Lai is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC).
She holds a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Physiology from the University of Toronto, where her thesis on molecular factors affecting preimplantation embryo development was completed at the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto.
Dr. Lai has research interests in Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Gynecologic Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. She has authored several publications, presented numerous times at international conferences, and has been an invited speaker at various hospitals in the Greater Toronto Area for her research. She is a two-time winner of the Dr. JW Knox Ritchie Research Award at the University of Toronto Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. She was also the recipient of multiple Department of Physiology scholarships during her MSc training at the University of Toronto.
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