The field of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility is pretty darn small. Fewer than 50 of us graduate from fellowship in any given year. Given this, I receive a lot of questions asking exactly what I do all day? Well, let me share my typical day with you …
5-6am – I am typically up with my little one (she has absolutely no concept of sleeping in).
730am – Head to the office (unless it is Tuesday, then I leave earlier for my infertility procedures).
8am – Clinic day starts. I see patients non-stop and try and document throughout the day. One of my biggest pet peeves is tardiness, so if I am running behind I save my documenting for the end of the day. I have a 30 minute “lunch break,” which I use to document, post on instagram, review charts/ultrasounds/labs, review with my nurses, etc.
I am in the office every day of the week. There are two days that I also spend time in the OR, but my job as a fertility doctor is more clinical than surgical (about 90/10).
Monday, Thursday and Friday are almost always 100% patient visits in the office.
Tuesday mornings I cover the IVF procedures (egg retrievals and my embryo transfers). Then I am back in the office by 930am.
Wednesday I start in the office, then spend my afternoon in the operating room performing general gynecologic surgery.
What kind of visits do I see in the office? I usually see between 15-20 patients a day.
– Typically 3-4 new patients (I spend 60 minutes with each new patient – history, ultrasound and education)
– Return visits to discuss labs, next steps, follow up after an IUI or IVF cycle
– OB visits (lots of these, yay!)
– Hysterosalpingograms (aka HSG, I do these in my office)
– Hysterosonogram with practice embryo transfer and IVF consent signing
What kind of surgery do I perform on Wednesday afternoon?
– Hysteroscopy – Polypectomy and Myomectomy are my jam!
– Laparoscopy – Fallopian tube assessment and removal, Lysis of adhesions, Endometriosis
5-6pm – Head home after completing my documentation and other tasks.
6-7pm – Family time – Dinner, feed the littlest one, bathtime and then bed time for my girls between 7-8pm. We strongly believe in consistency for our kiddos.
8-9pm – Adult time – talk to my husband, watch some TV, unwind.
9-10pm – Pleasure reading and lights out!
I know, I know, it is not that sexy, but man I love my job!
