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Bioethics Today Series: Gestational Surrogacy Contracts: Are They Legal and Enforcable

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Blog, Education, ethics, Fertility Preservation
Tags: Lisa Campo-Engelstein
Today we continue our series highlighting reproductive medicine blog posts written by Lisa Campo-Engelstein, PhD, from the Alden March Bioethics Institute at Albany Medical College for BIOETHICS TODAY.  Dr. Campo-Engelstein's main research areas include reproductive ethics (particularly contraception, oncofertility, birth, and embry and parthenote research), gender and medicine, cancer…
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Bioethics Today Series: Changing norms surrounding fatherhood and the importance of testicular tissue cryopreservation

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Blog, Education, ethics, Fertility Preservation
Tags: Lisa Campo-Engelstein
We're delighted to continue our series highlighting reproductive medicine blog posts written by Lisa Campo-Engelstein, PhD, from the Alden March Bioethics Institute at Albany Medical College for BIOETHICS TODAY.  Dr. Campo-Engelstein's main research areas include reproductive ethics (particularly contraception, oncofertility, birth, and embry and parthenote research), gender and medicine,…
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Bioethics Today Series: Gametes or Organs: How Should We Legally Classify Ovaries Used for Transplantation?

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Blog, Education, ethics, Fertility Preservation
Tags: Lisa Campo-Engelstein
Today we continue a new series highlighting reproductive medicine blog posts written by Lisa Campo-Engelstein, PhD, from the Alden March Bioethics Institute at Albany Medical College for BIOETHICS TODAY.  Dr. Campo-Engelstein's main research areas include reproductive ethics (particularly contraception, oncofertility, birth, and embry and parthenote research), gender and medicine,…
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Bioethics Today Series: Why we Need Oversight for Egg Donation

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Blog, Education, ethics, Fertility Preservation
Tags: Lisa Campo-Engelstein
We're delighted to continue a new series highlighting reproductive medicine blog posts written by Lisa Campo-Engelstein, PhD, from the Alden March Bioethics Institute at Albany Medical College for BIOETHICS TODAY.  Dr. Campo-Engelstein's main research areas include reproductive ethics (particularly contraception, oncofertility, birth, and embry and parthenote research), gender and…
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Bioethics Today Series: Parthenotes: Overlooked in the Ethics of Embryo Research Debate

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Blog, Education, ethics, Fertility Preservation
Tags: Lisa Campo-Engelstein
We're delighted to begin a new series highlighting reproductive medicine blog posts written by Lisa Campo-Engelstein, PhD, from the Alden March Bioethics Institute at Albany Medical College for BIOETHICS TODAY.  Dr. Campo-Engelstein's main research areas include reproductive ethics (particularly contraception, oncofertility, birth, and embry and…
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National Conference on Work & Cancer

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Blog, Cancer, Education, Meetings
The Oncofertility Consortium is pleased to partner with Cancer and Careers on the 6th Annual National Conference on Work & Cancer on Friday, June 17th, 2016 in New York City! This FREE conference will explore the complexities working people face as they try to balance…
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Advocating For Your Patient’s Fertile Future

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Advocate, Blog, Education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
We are pleased to announce that our friends at Oncofertility University have published their next training course, Male Oncofertility: Advocating for Your Patient's Fertile Future which follows their inaugural course, Female Oncofertlity: Advocating for Your Patient's Fertile Future.  These courses train oncology professionals on the complex…
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Oncofertility Curriculum Now Available!

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Blog, Education, Oncofertility
Congratulations to our colleagues at Oregon National Primate Research Center (ONPRC) for their new Oncofertility Curriculum! The Reproductive Technologies Curriculum is designed for high school and junior/community college educators to enhance their biology curriculum and promite the teaching of current research being done in the…
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Evening Reception with Critical Mass

Author image - Leah Bressler By: Leah Bressler -
Categories: Advocate, Blog, Cancer, children, Conferences, Education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
Tags: 2015 Oncofertility Conference
  We’re excited to co-host an event this evening with Critical Mass, a community-powered advocacy organization empowered to transform the care and treatment of young adults with cancer. Together we’re hosting a meet-and-greet to exchange good conversation and ideas. Look forward to seeing you at 303 E Superior Street…
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Dr. Woodard: Sexual Function in Female Cancer Survivors

Author image - Leah Bressler By: Leah Bressler -
Categories: Advocate, Blog, Cancer, children, Conferences, Education, Fertility Preservation, National Physicians Cooperative, Patient Stories
Tags: 2015 Oncofertility Conference, Advocate, Fertility Preservation
Dr. Woodard, reproductive endocrinologist and infertility specialist at MD Anderson and Baylor discussed special issues in sexual functioning among female young adult cancer survivors. She reviewed how surgery, chemotherapy and/or radiation therapies can have long-term and late effects such as fistulas, sensory changes or nerve damage. Dr. Woodard paid special attention…
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Dr. Finlayson: Fertility Preservation in Disorders of Sex Development (DSD)

Author image - Leah Bressler By: Leah Bressler -
Categories: Advocate, Blog, Cancer, children, Conferences, Education, ethics, fertility
Tags: 2015 Oncofertility Conference, Advocate, Fertility Preservation
Dr. Finlayson, pediatric endocrinologist at the multi-disciplinary Gender & Sex Development Program at Lurie Children’s Hospital, spoke to us about fertility preservation options in patients with DSD. She started by explaining that DSD represents a group of medical congenital conditions in which chromosomal, gonadal or…
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Dr. Quinn: LGBTQ- Do Ask, Do Tell

Author image - Leah Bressler By: Leah Bressler -
Categories: Blog, Conferences, Education, ethics, fertility, Fertility Preservation
Tags: 2015 Oncofertility Conference, Advocate
Dr. Quinn, Professor of Oncologic Sciences at the Moffitt Cancer Center, educated 2015 Oncofertility Conference attendees on the importance of discussing fertility preservation options in LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual/transgender and queer/questioning) patients. She called attention to the need for improved communication by reviewing that LGBTQ communities experience discrimination and…
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Global Perspectives: Tracking Fertility Preservation Internationally

Author image - Leah Bressler By: Leah Bressler -
Categories: Blog, Conferences, Education, Fertility Preservation, General, Global Partner, Oncofertility, Research
Tags: 2015 Oncofertility Conference
Dr. Anazodo, Director of the Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Center at Sydney Children’s Hospital in Australia, explained how big data can be used to track and improve fertility preservation procedures. The FUTuRE (Fertility Understanding Through Registry and Evaluation) Fertility Research Group was created to identify barriers…
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November 5th: Breakout Sessions

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Blog, Conferences, Education, Oncofertility
Tags: 2015 Oncofertility Conference, Conference, education, Oncofertility
This week, Oncofertility Consortium is excited to offer FREE breakout sessions for attendees of our 9th Annual Oncofertility Conference, Critical Conversations in Oncofertility: Pediatrics and Beyond on Thursday, November 5th. Detailed information will also be included in your conference programs.  Please plan to attend if you’re still in…
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inviTRA: International Fertility Fair

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Blog, Conferences, Education, fertility, Fertility Preservation, General, Global Partner
Tags: education, Fertility Preservation, infertility
Last month, Spain hosted the first assisted reproduction trade fair for patients, inviTRA. The best national and international clinics participated in the free event with exhibitors able to directly address patients during seminars.  Attendees received access to the associated magazine, Assisted Reproduction which has over 500,000 monthly…
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Introducing OC Conference Speaker Kyle Orwig, PhD

Author image - Lauren Ataman-Millhouse By: Lauren Ataman-Millhouse -
Categories: Blog, Conferences, Education, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility, Research
Tags: Conference, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
Today’s speaker bio is Kyle Orwig, PhD, from the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Orwig will be giving a talk at the conference entitled: Stem Cell Therapies for Male Infertility. Dr. Orwig joined the faculty of the University of Pittsburgh in 2003 and is currently Associate…
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Top 20 Articles in Reproduction and Endocrinology

Author image - Lauren Ataman-Millhouse By: Lauren Ataman-Millhouse -
Categories: Blog, Cancer, Education, fertility, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility, Research, science
Tags: Awards, Current Oncology, education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, publication, Research, teresa k woodruff
Dr. Woodruff's article "Reproductive endocrinology: fertility in female survivors of childhood cancer" was recently listed as one of the top 20 articles in the field of reproduction and endocrinology since 2013. This article was listed at the 8th most influential in the list of 20.…
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Oncofertility Patient Education

By: Allison Goetsch -
Categories: Blog, Communication, Education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
Tags: cancer, education, fertility, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
A variety of patient education materials have been created for providers to use in the oncofertility care setting- materials that describe fertility preservation options in easy-to-understand language and have been designed in multiple platforms ranging from informational fact sheets to internet videos. The Oncofertility Consortium…
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Oncofertility Clinical Guidelines, Recommendations, & Opinions

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Communication, Education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, science
Tags: cancer, education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, publication, Techniques
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…
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Oncofertility Decision-Making Publications

By: Allison Goetsch -
Categories: Blog, Cancer, children, Communication, Education, ethics, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility
Tags: BRCA, cancer, education, Fertility Preservation, infertility, Oncofertility, publication, religion, social science
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 decision tools…
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Oncofertility Decision Tools

By: Allison Goetsch -
Categories: Blog, Cancer, Communication, Education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
Tags: decision tool, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, publication, web portal
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 to take action. They provide information…
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We need your votes!

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Blog, Cancer, Communication, Education, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility Saturday Academy, Patient Stories, science
Tags: cancer, education, Fertility Preservation, Northwestern University, Oncofertility, Oncofertility Saturday Academy
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…
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Examining Information Processing

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Blog, Education, Oncofertility, Research, science
Tags: cancer, clinical research, fertility, Fertility Preservation, publication
The Oncofertility Consortium is pleased to welcome Dr. Jennifer Hirshfeld-Cytron as a guest blogger today. This is a blog post based on the article, Toward theoretical understanding of the fertility preservation decision-making process: examining information processing among young women with cancer by authors P.E. Hershberger, L. Finnegan,…
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