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Julia Taylor Woodward

Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Adult Psychiatry & Psychology
Box 3143 DUMC, Durham, NC 27710
5601 Arringdon Park Drive, Suite 201, Morrisville, NC 27560

Overview


Dr. Woodward is integrated into the multidisciplinary team at the Duke Fertility Center.  She specializes in working with patients coping with infertility, pregnancy loss, and perinatal mood disorders and offers third-party reproduction evaluation and consultation.  Her research focuses on family and child outcomes for first-time parents in their forties and fifties as well as enhancing adaptation to the stress of infertility.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences · 2025 - Present Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Adult Psychiatry & Psychology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2020 - Present Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility, Obstetrics and Gynecology

In the News


Published May 30, 2020
Better fertility treatments can mean much older parents. But how does this affect their offspring?
Published May 23, 2020
So Many Unknowns! Uncertainty Compounds an Already Stressful Journey: Mental Health Resources for Fertility Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Published June 16, 2019
Experiencing Early Pregnancy Loss

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Recent Publications


Unmet Reproductive Health Care Information Needs of Female Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer: Oncology Providers' Perspectives.

Journal Article J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol · February 2025 This study aimed to characterize unmet reproductive health needs of female young adult survivors of childhood cancer (YASCC), as understood by oncology providers (N = 10) caring for this patient population. Providers completed brief online questionnaires a ... Full text Link to item Cite

A survey study evaluating donor gamete utilization rates, patient satisfaction, and fertility treatment outcomes according to desired race and ethnicity.

Conference Fertil Steril · November 2024 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate donor gamete utilization, patient satisfaction, and fertility treatment outcomes of patients pursuing treatment with donor gametes stratified by the desired race as well as ethnicity of the gamete donor. DESIGN: Survey study. SETTING ... Full text Link to item Cite

Gamete and embryo donation guidance.

Journal Article Fertil Steril · November 2024 This document provides the latest recommendations for the evaluation of potential sperm, oocyte, and embryo donors, as well as their recipients, incorporating recent information about optimal screening and testing for sexually transmitted infections, genet ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Decision Making by Patients Seeking Care for Fertility Problems

ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2012 - 2012

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of Kansas · 2004 Ph.D.
University of Kansas · 2000 M.A.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 1995 B.A.