logo
episode-header-image
Oct 2024
50m 39s

Why are more women freezing their eggs?

ABC listen
About this episode

In Victoria, more than 1500 women froze their eggs during 2021-22, which represented a 63 per cent increase from the year prior.

Up next
Today
Should golf courses be multi-functional?
Are golf courses in the heart of our suburbs a luxury that too few people get to enjoy? Some locals in Aspendale and Edithvale are concerned that the sale of their golf course might be used for housing. In this edition of the Conversation Hour we discuss what a golf course means ... Show More
50m 49s
Yesterday
Supporting frontline workers
In the wake of the death of two police officers in Porepunkah, in this edition of The Conversation Hour we discuss the mental health impacts on the broader police force, their families and community.And in what has been a challenging morning across the State we get updates on a s ... Show More
49m 36s
Aug 26
Should greyhounds be allowed off-leash in dog parks?
In Victoria greyhounds must be leashed at all times in public, this includes off-leash dog parks., with the exception of seven designated grey hound parks around the state. There are calls to change this law and in this edition of The Conversation Hour we delve into why the laws ... Show More
45m 43s
Recommended Episodes
Sep 2024
An odyssey across Australia — how 11,000 sheep were walked from Victoria into the outback
In 1882, thousands of sheep set off from a property in Western Victoria. Their destination was a huge station in the Northern Territory, land which a sheep had never set foot on. To get there, these animals and their drover battled drought, flood, famine and doubt.Tom Guthrie is ... Show More
49 m
Feb 2025
100 Women Kept as Slaves in “Human Egg Farm” For Egg Harvesting
A woman walks into the Pavena Foundation. “You have to help me!! Please!” She frantically tells the nonprofit that she has just escaped from the country of Georgia. She had been held hostage by an organized crime group that forced her to do unspeakable things. Not only that - the ... Show More
59m 45s
Sep 2024
EP27: "I froze my eggs at 25!" with Shania Bhopa
On today's episode we are joined by Shania Bhopa, a who made the decision to freeze her eggs at the age of 25. Shania is Founder of the NGO Canadian Courage Project, a PhD candidate, and wellness content creator. Listen in to see why she made her decision and her reflections ... Show More
54m 51s
Aug 2024
Les Filles du roi, mères de la nation canadienne-française
Pendant longtemps, les Filles du roi ont été décrites comme des filles de joie. Pourtant, la réalité est tout autre. L’historienne Catherine Ferland explique pourquoi leur place dans l’imaginaire collectif de la Nouvelle-France est considérable. 
23m 17s
Sep 2023
Christine & Christa Belusko // 341
In September of 1991, a 30-year-old woman vanished from a lodge in Pennsylvania. Although she was found shortly after, badly beaten, strangled, and burned on a beach in New York, it took 30 years to identify her body. And when police did, it only deepened the mystery, because, as ... Show More
37m 52s
Nov 2023
Tales as old as time
We all know stories which have passed down through the generations. But how far back do they go? Research out of Australia shows traditional stories from Tasmania have been passed down for more than 12,000 years. Associate Professor Duane Hamacher from the University of Melbourne ... Show More
20m 6s
Nov 2015
181 – Vikingrs Gotta Viking
When we left off last week, the Vikingrs had established fortified bases in Ireland… Not only that, but after building the bases they decided to hang out there for the winter, choosing to stay in the relatively warmer climes of the British isles rather than return home to freeze ... Show More
32m 38s