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Author image - Lauren Ataman-Millhouse By: Lauren Ataman-Millhouse -
Categories: Blog, Communication, Fertility Preservation, General, Global Partner, In the news, Meetings, National Physicians Cooperative, Oncofertility, Publication, Research, science
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CCHMC: Oncofertility Best Practices

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Categories: Blog, General
CCHMC Oncofertility Consortium Panel Presentation Nov 2015 The final day of the Oncofertility Conference was high-yield for attendees, who were fortunate to hear about best practices in oncofertility from the experts at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC). Please find their efficient and thorough powerpoint…
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Implementing a High-Powered Oncofertility Program

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, children, Conferences, fertility, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility
Tags: 2015 Oncofertility Conference
Dr. Lesley Breech and her Oncofertility team at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital medical Center (CCHMC) shared a fascinating and high-yield overview of best practices in implementing a high-powered oncofertility program. Attendees gained practical knowledge and insight into how a successful patient enrollment process and fertility preservation…
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Dr. Hayes-Lattin: Insurance Coverage for Fertility Preservation

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Categories: Advocate, Blog, Cancer, children, Conferences, ethics, Fertility Preservation, General, In the news, National Physicians Cooperative, Oncofertility
Tags: 2015 Oncofertility Conference, Advocate, cancer, Conference, Oncofertility
Dr. Hayes-Lattin gave a stimulating lecture on the status of insurance coverage for fertility preservation and what we can do as healthcare providers, researchers and advocates to allow our patients to receive oncofertility coverage. Up to 60% of cancer survivors are at risk for iatrogenic infertility…
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Global Perspectives: Tracking Fertility Preservation Internationally

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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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Dr. Smith: Restoring Fertility in Males

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, children, Conferences, ethics, fertility, General, Oncofertility
Tags: 2015 Oncofertility Conference, Oncofertility
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…
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Dr. Woodruff: Advances in Ovarian Follicle Development

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, General, Oncofertility, Research, science
Tags: 2015 Oncofertility Conference
The morning session, advances in bench research, began with a stimulating and thorough review on ovarian follicle development in vitro by Dr. Woodruff. Attendees learned that human follicle culture in vivo using a two-step, growth-stage-dependent maturation process is associated with greater success. New data on…
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Streaming live from the 2015 Oncofertility Conferece

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility
Tags: 2015 Oncofertility Conference, Advocate
Today, we’re excited to introduce a new blog series streaming live from the 9th annual Oncofertility Conference, Critical Conversations in Oncofertility: Pediatrics and Beyond, which focuses on pediatric oncofertility and is attended by physicians and scientists from all over the globe. First a quick introduction from…
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NPC Member Spotlight: Fertility Associates of Memphis

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Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, General, Introductions, National Physicians Cooperative, Oncofertility
Tags: Fertility Preservation, National Physicians Cooperative, Oncofertility
We’re exited to begin a new blog series to spotlight National Physicians Cooperative member institutions!  If your institution is a member of the NPC, submit your information to us for development of an institution-specific page on the Oncofertility Consortium website, as well as a blog…
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NPC Member Spotlight: Oregon Health & Science University

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Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, General, Introductions, National Physicians Cooperative, Oncofertility
Tags: Fertility Preservation, National Physicians Cooperative, Oncofertility
We’re exited to begin a new blog series to spotlight National Physicians Cooperative member institutions!  If your institution is a member of the NPC, submit your information to us for development of an institution-specific page on the Oncofertility Consortium website, as well as a blog…
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NPC Member Spotlight: Children’s National Medical Center

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Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, General, Introductions, National Physicians Cooperative, Oncofertility
Tags: Fertility Preservation, National Physicians Cooperative, Oncofertility
We’re exited to begin a new blog series to spotlight National Physicians Cooperative member institutions!  If your institution is a member of the NPC, submit your information to us for development of an institution-specific page on the Oncofertility Consortium website, as well as a blog…
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NPC Member Spotlight: University of Pittsburgh

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Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, General, Introductions, National Physicians Cooperative, Oncofertility
Tags: Fertility Preservation, National Physicians Cooperative, Oncofertility
We’re exited to begin a new blog series to spotlight National Physicians Cooperative member institutions!  If your institution is a member of the NPC, submit your information to us for development of an institution-specific page on the Oncofertility Consortium website, as well as a blog…
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Upcoming events with SHARE

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Blog, General
SHARE, a support group for women facing breast and ovarian cancer,  has some great free webinars coming up and all are invited to participate! Metastatic Breast Cancer:  On Thursday, January 29, from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM EST, Dr. Shari Goldfarb of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center,…
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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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Dr. Woodruff featured in Evidence-Based Oncology Journal

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Fertility Preservation, General, In the news, Oncofertility
Tags: Current Oncology, Fertility Preservation, infertility, Oncofertility, publication, teresa k woodruff
Dr. Woodruff was featured in a recent article in Evidence-Based Oncology. Read the article below: Fertility Preservation in Young Cancer Patients Published Online: November 17, 2014 Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD Advanced diagnostic tools and innovative treatment measures in cancer have increased cancer survival rates in the…
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17th Annual Oncology Nursing Conference

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Categories: Blog, General
This Friday and Saturday, November 21-22, 2014, marks the 17th Annual Oncology Nursing Conference which will be hosted by the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center.  This year’s meeting, Survivorship: From Diagnosis and Beyond, will tackle important topics facing cancer survivors; from neurotoxicity to psychosocial…
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Instapeer Beta Testers Needed!

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Categories: Blog, General
This past year, Stupid Cancer unveiled a new iPhone* app, Instapeer, to ensure that cancer patients never feel isolated during their treatment.  Instapeer is now looking for beta testers for their app. If you are an AYA patient, survivor or caregiver, please visit http://instapeer.org and sign up…
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Companies Pay to Freeze Employees’ Eggs

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Blog, fertility, Fertility Preservation, General, In the news
Tags: cryopreservation, Egg Banking, fertility, Fertility Preservation
Yesterday, it was announced that Facebook and Apple are offering egg freezing as part of their insurance coverage for female employees.  Today, there are various editorials, blogs, and opinion pieces regarding the policies; some supportive, some not. Facebook began offering coverage of up to $20,000…
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Monqiue Hinchcliff, MD, MS, Oncofertility Consortium Conference Speaker

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, General, Oncofertility, Research
Dr. Monique Hinchcliff is the Associate Clinical Director and the Director of Translational Research for the Northwestern Scleroderma Program.  Her research interests include the use of high-throughput, unbiased, approaches to define clinically relevant molecular subsets of systemic sclerosis/scleroderma.  Since 2008, she has led the effort…
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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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Oncofertility Consortium Conference Speaker Series

Author image - Lauren Ataman-Millhouse By: Lauren Ataman-Millhouse -
Categories: Blog, Conferences, Fertility Preservation, General, Introductions, Oncofertility
Tags: clinical research, Conference, cryopreservation, Fertility Preservation, OCC 2014, Oncofertility
In anticipation of the Oncofertility Consortium Conference on September 22-23, we will be showcasing our conference speakers in an upcoming series of blogs. Each year the OC conference features the leading national and international experts in the field of fertility preservation. This year’s conference is…
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The Fertility Preservation Society of India Hosting 1st Annual Meeting

Author image - Lauren Ataman-Millhouse By: Lauren Ataman-Millhouse -
Categories: Blog, General
The Fertility Preservation Society of India, a global partner of the Oncofertility Consortium, is excited to host their inaugural conference: “Fertility Preservation- Current Concepts” on September 6-7, 2014 in New Delhi, India. The conference is endorsed by the International Society of Fertility Preservation (ISFP) and…
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