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Oncofertility Consortium Clinic/Center Map

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Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, Global Partner, National Physicians Cooperative, Oncofertility
The new Oncofertility Consortium website includes an interactive Clinic/Center Map where we are able to highlight our active, and growing, community of National Physicians Cooperative member sites and Global Partners. This map allows patients and clinicians to easily access the contact information for centers in their…
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Patient Navigator, Kristin Smith, Delivers Excellent VGR Talk

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Categories: Blog, Communication, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
At today's Virtual Grand Rounds, Oncofertility Patient Navigator, Kristin Smith, delivered an excellent talk about fertility preservation program development. Kristin discussed the role of the patient navaigator and explained how she guides patients through the fertility preservation process. She discussed how she handles referrals, how…
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Presentations from the 2015 Conference- Brandon Hayes-Lattin, MD

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, Fertility Preservation
The final talk at the 2015 Oncofertility Conference was delivered by Dr. Brandon Hayes-Lattin, MD, who is the Medical Director of the Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Program at the Knight Cancer Institute at Oregon Health & Science University. Dr. Hayes-Lattin gave an informative talk…
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Bioethics Today Series: Ethical concerns raised by “3 person embryos”

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Blog, Education, ethics, Fertility Preservation
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 ethics,…
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Bioethics Today Series: The Need for Patient Navigators for Fertility Preservation

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Blog, Education, ethics, Fertility Preservation
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 ethics,…
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Bioethics Today Series: The Ethics of Uterus Transplantation

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Blog, Education, ethics, Fertility Preservation
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 ethics,…
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Bioethics Today Series: The Ethics of Sperm Freezing for Teenage Boys

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Blog, Education, ethics, Fertility Preservation
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: Insurance Coverage for Oncofertility: Concerns about Socioeconomic Disparities

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Categories: Blog, Education, ethics, Fertility Preservation
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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April 20th: Live Chat on Fertility Preservation

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Categories: Blog, Education, Fertility Preservation, National Physicians Cooperative, Oncofertility
We are thrilled to announce that our colleagues at Cincinnati Children’s are hosting a live virtual question and answer session on Wednesday, April 20th (6:00-7:00pm CST) to answer questions about fertility preservation in children and adolescents with cancer and blood diseases. During this event, the co-hosts, Holly Hoefgen,…
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Bioethics Today Series: The importance of ART for women in “developing” countries

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Categories: Blog, Education, ethics, Fertility Preservation
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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Presentations from the 2015 Conference- Clinical FP Topics Panel

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, Fertility Preservation, Meetings
The next presentation in the 2015 Conference Presentation Series is the Clinical Fertility Preservation Panel, which was moderated by Dr. Bill Gradishar. This panel included brief presentations on a variety of clinical topics, as well as a robust question and answer session at the end…
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Bioethics Today Series: Making her whole: Ovarian tissue transplant for an infertile woman

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Categories: Blog, Education, ethics, Fertility Preservation
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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Fertility Preservation Society India presents FERTIPROTECT2016

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, Fertility Preservation, Global Partner, Meetings
Oncofertility Global Partner, the Society for Fertility Preservation India, is proud to announce their third annual conference this year on August 27-28 in Bengaluru, India. The meeting agenda includes talks from renowned experts from all over the world, including Oncofertility Consortium Director, Teresa K. Woodruff.…
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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
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
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
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
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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New Publication on LGBTQ cancer survivors’ outlooks

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, Publication, Research
There is an exciting new publication in the Journal of Cancer Survivorship from authors Andrea M. Russell, Kathleen M. Galvin, Maya M. Harper, and Marla L. Clayman.  The article, A comparison of heterosexual and LGBTQ cancer survivors' outlooks on relationships, family building, possible infertility, and patient-doctor…
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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
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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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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Dr. Woodruff featured in JAMA Oncology

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Communication, Fertility Preservation, In the news, Oncofertility, Publication
Dr. Woodruff was featured in an invited viewpoint in JAMA Oncology along with National Physicians Cooperative Leaders William Gradishar, MD and Kristin Smith, Fertility Preservation Patient Navigator. Oncologists’ Role in Patient Fertility Care: A Call to Action Published Online: January 28, 2016 Oncofertility is a term…
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Presentations from the 2015 Conference Now Online!

Author image - Lauren Ataman-Millhouse By: Lauren Ataman-Millhouse -
Categories: Blog, Conferences, Fertility Preservation, Meetings, Oncofertility, Research
All of the lectures from the 2015 Oncofertility Consortium Conference are now posted online! To view the complete list of presentations, click here. In anticipation of next year's conference, we will be featuring one of the 2015 lectures each week. You can receive our blog…
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