Orzel Joanna, Holdren Charla, Grimsby Gwen, Goodridge Sophia Delpe, Stearns Gillian
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Department of Urology, Iowa City, IA.
University of Michigan Health - West, Wyoming, MI.
Urology. 2025 May;199:242-247. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2025.01.037. Epub 2025 Jan 29.
To review the existing literature on the status of parenting in urology in the academic urology setting. The field of urology has an ever-growing proportion of women, both in training and in practice. Female residents spend most of their peak fertile years in training and female surgeons at any age experience increased pregnancy complication rates. There is a need to shed light on the unique needs of female urologists who want to have both: a fulfilling surgical career and becoming a parent.
A literature search was conducted on PubMed using combinations of the terms "pregnancy," "urology," "fertility," "infertility," "pregnancy complications," and "parental leave" with one author who reviewed and read the papers.
Topics explored included timing of pregnancy, pregnancy complications, parental leave policies, returning to work and lactation policies, and implications of parenting in urology.
Progress has been made in the field of urology when it comes to creating spaces that allow for women to pursue both their career and family goals. There is still work that needs to be done to fully support the growing number of female urologists as both parents and physicians.
回顾学术性泌尿外科领域中关于泌尿外科医护人员育儿状况的现有文献。泌尿外科领域中，无论是在培训阶段还是实际工作中，女性所占比例都在不断增加。女性住院医师在生育高峰期的大部分时间都用于培训，而任何年龄段的女外科医生怀孕并发症的发生率都会增加。有必要关注那些既希望拥有充实的外科职业生涯又渴望成为父母的女性泌尿外科医生的独特需求。
在PubMed上进行文献检索，使用“怀孕”“泌尿外科”“生育能力”“不孕不育”“妊娠并发症”和“育儿假”等关键词组合，由一位作者对论文进行审查和阅读。
探讨的主题包括怀孕时机、妊娠并发症、育儿假政策、重返工作岗位和哺乳政策，以及泌尿外科医护人员育儿的影响。
在泌尿外科领域，在为女性创造既能追求职业目标又能兼顾家庭目标的空间方面已经取得了进展。但仍有工作要做，以充分支持越来越多身兼父母和医生双重身份的女性泌尿外科医生。
