Lizle Oosthuizen's guest appearances

Lizle Oosthuizen

Womanity - Women in Unity

Sarah Lee

Marie Claire

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Gerda Steyn

Michelle Wong

Steve Biko

Walter Sisulu

Lauren Beukes

Julia Wells

Claire Johnstone

Rebecca Malope

Penny Williams

Naledi Pandor

Sandra McCardell

Louisa Mojela

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This week on Womanity – Women in Unity, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to Dr. Lizle Oosthuizen, who is a registered specialist Obstetrician and Gynaecologist practising at Cape Fertility in Claremont Cape Town as a fellow in Reproductive Medicine. Given that June is World Infertility Awareness month our conversation highlights some of the factors that contribute to infertility. Lifestyle vectors that impact on the likelihood of successful conception include being overweight, unmanaged stress levels, smoking and ageing.  We address egg freezing or cryo preservation as one option for women to bank their eggs for the future, in the event that they want to delay starting a family, thus creating choice for women as they manage their careers and partnerships. Dr Oosthuizen reflects on some of the milestones in her career such as turning around a labour ward in a rural Eastern Cape hospital to the point of zero maternal mortalities and using intuition to creatively find solutions in situations of limited resources. We remark that women need to continue to educate themselves, expand their horizons and learn about the multitude of career possibilities. Tune in for more…

Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Specialist- Dr. Lizle Oosthuizen