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Dr. Smith: Restoring Fertility in Males

November 3, 2015
Leah Bressler

Dr. Smith, a reproductive urologist at UCSF, educated us on the impact of cancer treatment on male fertility and the growing need for male oncofertility treatments as childhood cancer survival rates continues to increase. As has been a theme today, Dr. Smith reviewed how alkylating agents are...

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  • Cancer, children, Conferences, ethics, Fertility, General, Oncofertility

Dr. Su: Ovarian Stimulation in Adolescents

November 3, 2015
Leah Bressler

Dr. Su, of UCSD, gave an eloquent and stimulating lecture reviewing medical considerations in adolescents undergoing controlled ovarian stimulation for fertility preservation. Mature oocyte and embryo cryopreservation are established fertility preservation methods associated with high success rates...

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  • Cancer, children, Conferences, ethics, fertility, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility

Oncofertility Decision-Making Publications

June 13, 2014
Allison Goetsch

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...

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  • Cancer, children, Communication, Education, ethics, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility

Communication Disparities

February 10, 2014
Brigid Martz Smith

The next chapter in Oncofertility Communication: Sharing Information and Building Relationships across Disciplines addresses Disparities in Adolescent Patient-Provider Communication Regarding Fertility.  The authors, Amanda B. Fuchs and Dr. Robert E. Brannigan, provide detailed information...

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  • Cancer, children, Education, ethics, fertility, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility

Science, Policy, and the Dickey-Wicker Amendment (Part 2)

February 28, 2013
Oncofertility Consortium

By Cathryn Smeyers

This is the final installment in a two-part blog story featuring Oncofertility Consortium member, Gregory Dolin, MD, JD, focusing on his recent Oncofertility Virtual Grand Rounds presentation. To read the 1st blog, click here.

In his presentation, Dr. Dolin highlighted some of...

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  • Cancer, ethics, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility, science

Fighting over frozen embryos: How to prevent disputes over cryopreserved reproductive materials

October 17, 2012
ltce

I just returned from the annual Oncofertility Consortium Conference and one of the ethical topics that came up was the possibility of disputes over frozen reproductive materials. Before undergoing life-saving cancer treatment, people may opt to freeze gametes, gonadal tissue, or embryos in order to...

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  • Cancer, Conferences, ethics, General, Oncofertility

What’s All the Hype about Ovarian Hyperstimulation? The Safety of High-Dose Hormones Used in IVF

August 27, 2012
ltce

A recent New York Times article shares the story of Debra Demidon, who developed severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) after undergoing IVF. This potentially life-threatening condition caused her to gain more than 30 pounds of fluid and have trouble breathing, and ultimately landed her in...

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  • ethics, fertility

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