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Why I Froze My Eggs at 25 With Shania Bhopa

April 24, 2023 • Carolynn Dubé • Season 1 • Episode 11

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In this episode on Fertility in Focus, Shania Bhopa is taking the mic to talk about what it means for young people who want to take control of their fertility.

At 25-years-old, Shania is sharing her journey egg freezing on social media to stimulate awareness about fertility and the importance of opening up the conversation about non-traditional family planning.

Shania's story is inspiring because she has taken control of her life by choosing to freeze her eggs at an age when most people are just starting out their careers. To learn more about Shania’s decision to freeze her eggs at such a young age, listen now!

Connect with Shania on TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram.

More about Shania:

Shania Bhopa is a CIHR Vanier Scholar, and a level two Doctoral Global Health Student. Her work stretches from being a knowledge translator to a co-founder of The Canadian Courage Project, a charitable organization. In 2022 Shania was the recipient of the Queens Jubilee Community Impact Award, the American Eagle Community grant, and Valedictorian of her graduate class in the Faculty of Health Sciences. Shania is the published children's book author of Gurk & Bianca: “The great adventure of the gut and the brain on a path to mindfulness”.

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