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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not a doctor, but have a demanding career. If you are female and a doctor, I don’t understand the need to have kids. The job is very demanding. If you want to dedicate yourself to your job like this, then don’t have kids. [/quote] My wife (transplant surgeon) had our first daughter at 29 as a resident. We had our second during her 2 year research stint at 31. She ended up completing a 7 year (5+2 research) general surgery residency and 2 year transplant surgery fellowship. I was the primary caregiver all of these years and had to become a stay at home dad for it to work (we had no family nearby during residency). Sacrifices were made and she's still an excellent surgeon. Luckily, I was able to work and save during her gap year and medical school years. The kids are now 14 & 12 and we're in our low 40s and happy with how it all worked out even though it was very rough with them as toddlers 1000 miles away from family. [/quote]
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