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The Oncofertility Consortium was highlighted in the Spring 2015 issue of Northwestern Medicine Magazine in the article "Moving Beyond Cancer". In this issue, Holly and Richard Manprisio, and their journey to build a family, are highlighted. Holly conquered stage 4 Hodgkins lymphoma when she was...
The 2014 Oncofertility Consortium Conference is less than a month away! We're excited to introduce Dr. Daniel Green from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. His talk "Fertility and Pregnancy Outcome After Childhood Cancer" will be the culmination to our exciting morning session on day 1 of the...
A recent feature in Cure magazine discusses adoption as another option for cancer survivors who want to build a family. Each patient is unique. The impact of a given treatment on fertility can vary and so can the time available before starting life saving treatments. Patient age, marital status,...
Gonadotoxic therapies, such as chemotherapy, used to treat breast cancer can have harmful effects on fertility- they destroy ovarian follicles, or women's reserve of ova, resulting in amenorrhea and/or early menopause. Additionally, many endocrine therapies used to treat breast cancer have indirect...
Need to stay up to date on the latest clinical guidelines, recommendations, and opinions? Our Oncofertility Decision Tool Web Portal has an entire section devoted to bringing you ALL of the clinical guidelines affecting fertility preservation and oncology care. We designed it this way so the...
Yesterday we announced our NEW Oncofertility Decision Tool Web Portal. This online portal serves as a one-stop-shop for health care providers in need of tools to facilitate fertility preservation conversations with their patients whose disease, or its treatment, threatens fertility. In addition to...
The Oncofertility Consortium has created a Decision Tool Web Portal for health care providers who care for patients diagnosed with malignant and non-malignant conditions which may impair fertility (or treatment may impair fertility).
Decision Tools are designed to enable oncofertility stakeholders...
The Oncofertility Consortium is pleased to spread the word about an upcoming Stupid Cancer Meet-up with founder and CEO (and a wonderful friend of the Oncofertility Consortium), Matthew Zachary. Mark your calendars for Wednesday, June 25th - read more below! ...
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is hosting a contest for songs and videos demonstrating the cutting edge science funded by the office of the director. The Oncofertility Consortium has two videos in the running and we'd love your support!
To vote for our videos, follow the links below...
Today, we are honored to have another patient guest blogger; long-term survivor Colleen Cira. Read through her incredible story below and join the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center this evening, March 25, from 5-8pm for "Drinks with Docs (& Healthcare Providers)" at Bridge House Tavern...
The contents of the Oncofertility Consortium Blog are for informational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.