Category: News

Webinar: Advances in Pediatric & Adolescent Oncofertility Practice in Sweden

September 6, 2022

Categories: Conference/Meeting, News

Professor Kenny Rodriguez-Wallberg, MD, PhD from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden presents the webinar "Advances in Pediatric & Adolescent Oncofertility Practice in Sweden"

A New Oncofertility Textbook is Coming Soon!

May 18, 2022

Categories: Communication, News, Publication, Training Material

Tags: eBook, Textbook

Over the past 15 years, the Oncofertility Consortium has published several textbooks discussing all aspects of oncofertility research and medical practice. A new oncofertility textbook is coming soon. Stay tuned for updates!! Oncofertility Consortium Books & eBooks Oncofertility: Fertility Preservation for Cancer Survivors Oncofertility: Ethical,…

Oncofertility Practice During the COVID19 Pandemic

September 21, 2021

Categories: News

During this uncertain and unprecedented time, the oncofertility community is working together to provide up-to-date fertility preservation information for patients and providers.

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Oncofertility Consortium Virtual Fellow Education Day 2021

July 29, 2021

Categories: Conference/Meeting, News

The course is comprised of short didactic lectures given by leaders in the field interspersed with complex clinical cases that are reviewed in interdisciplinary teams prior to moderated group discussion.

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Prof. Woodruff and Oncofertility Consortium has received the 2021 Laureate Award from the Endocrine Society

June 16, 2021

Categories: News

Congratulations to Professor Teresa K. Woodruff, PhD, for receiving the 2021 Gerald D. Aurbach Award from the Endocrine Society for Outstanding Translational Research.

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2019 Oncofertility Conference

February 25, 2021

Categories: News

The 2019 Oncofertility Conference is funded by the NIH (grant 5R13HD063248), Ferring Pharmaceuticals (Platinum Sponsor), EMD Serono (Silver Sponsor), ReproTech, LTD (Silver Sponsor) and Bristol-Myers Squibb (Bronze Sponsor).

Joint COVID-19 Fertility Preservation Statement

April 1, 2020

Categories: News

During this uncertain and unprecedented time, the oncofertility community is working together to provide up-to-date fertility preservation information for patients and providers.

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Ovarian Tissue Transplantation Protocol Open in Pittsburgh

January 8, 2020

Categories: News

Tags: ovarian tissue transplant, pittsburgh, protocol, transplant

The Fertility Preservation Program in Pittsburgh, a member of the Oncofertility Consortium, is enrolling patients for ovarian tissue transplantation.

Dr. Francesca Duncan featured on BBC Podcast

March 23, 2017

Categories: News, Press

Dr. Francesca Duncan was recently featured on a BBC podcast called the Naked Scientists where she discussed her recent discoveries in ovarian aging and what determines female fertility.

Announcing the 6th Oncofertility Book

March 20, 2017

Categories: News

Tags: 6th book, book, goetsch, kimelman, non malignant book

This book provides a unique, comprehensive guide to preservation and restoration options for patients with challenging existing medical conditions.

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Oncofertility Consortium highlighted in the Kansas City Star

February 6, 2017

Categories: News

The Oncofertility Consortium and National Physicians Cooperative Members, Kansas University Medical Center and Children’s Mercy Hospital, were highlighted in a recent article in the Kansas City Star.

Announcing the Latest Oncofertility Book

January 20, 2017

Categories: News

Tags: books, onco books, oncofertility books, pediatric book

The fifth book in the oncofertility series: Pediatric and Adolescent Oncofertility Best Practices and Emerging Technologies, is now available for purchase!

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Cancer patient undergoing chemo crowdfunding to cover egg freezing costs

November 28, 2016

Categories: News, Press

A 23 year old female patient in Canada has started a GoFund Me Campaign to cover the costs of her fertility preservation procedures.

Oncofertility Partners from St. Jude Get Surprise ‘GMA’ Herogram Salute From Michael Strahan

September 12, 2016

Categories: News

Tags: GMA, Good Morning America, Oncofertility Partners, St. Jude

Oncofertility Partners from St. Jude Get Surprise 'GMA' Herogram Salute From Michael Strahan.

New Publication in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

August 22, 2016

Categories: News

Dr. Jessica Walter recently published an article in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology to assess gender-specific fertility risk for Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved melanoma therapies with a new risk category system.

Dr. Woodruff featured in HemOnc today

August 17, 2016

Categories: News

Tags: hemonc, oncologists, oncology, Teresa Woodruff

HemOnc Today spoke with Teresa K. Woodruff, PhD, vice chair for research in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University, about the oncologist’s role in discussing fertility preservation.

Dr. Francesca Duncan featured on BBC

August 17, 2016

Categories: News, Press

Tags: Duncan, Francesca Duncan, ovarian aging, Reproduction

Dr. Francesca Duncan, Executive Director of the Center for Reproductive Science and Investigator at the Center for Reproductive Health After Disease at Northwestern University, was recently interviewed by BBC regarding her most recent scientific discovery

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Age-Related Infertility May Be Caused By Scarred Ovaries

August 9, 2016

Categories: News

Tags: aging, Duncan, Francesca Duncan, ovarian aging, ovarian scarring

Dr. Francesca Duncan, Executive Director of the Center for Reproductive Science and Investigator at the Center for Reproductive Health After Disease at Northwestern University, recently discovered that women’s inability to produce healthy eggs as they age may be caused by ovarian aging.

Baby Born from Frozen Ovary in the UK

July 20, 2016

Categories: News

Tags: frozen ovary, News, tissue, transplant

A cancer survivor in the UK recently gave birth to a child using a frozen ovary that was re-implanted after her cancer treatment. The story originally appeared on BBC News.

New Publication on Fertility Preservation in Puerto Rico

March 21, 2016

Categories: News

Karen Dyer, PhD and Gwendolyn Quinn, PhD published their article, Cancer and fertility preservation in Puerto Rico: a qualitative study of healthcare provider perceptions in Supportive Care in Cancer. They identified several barriers to FP in Puerto Rico such as high cost in relation to income levels, lack…

New Publication on Ovarian cortex transplantation

February 29, 2016

Categories: News

Jacques Donnez and Marie-Madeline Dolmans published their article, Ovarian cortex transplantation: 60 reported live births brings the success and worldwide expansion of the technique towards routine clinical practice, in the Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics. The article describes the success and expansion of ovarian tissue cryopreservation…

Dense Breast Info: An Education Coalition

February 29, 2016

Categories: News

Dr. Wendie Berg has developed a new website, Dense Breast-info is an informational resource focused on providing breast density information and education to both patients and health care professionals. The website is a collaborative effort to help guide discussion of the question: Have dense breasts…now what?"

Oncofertility University

February 11, 2016

Categories: News, Training Material

Tags: education, Fertility Preservation, Introduction, Oncofertility

Oncofertility University has 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.

Cancer Knowledge Network Launches the first Canadian Oncofertility Database

November 10, 2015

Categories: News

Lorne Cooper, Founder and CEO of Cancer Knowledge Network (CKN), together with the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society (CFAS), is launching a database project which tracks all patients who are referred for oncofertility consultations across Canada. In early 2014, CKN launched the Oncofertility Referral Network…

Category: News

Webinar: Advances in Pediatric & Adolescent Oncofertility Practice in Sweden

A New Oncofertility Textbook is Coming Soon!

Oncofertility Practice During the COVID19 Pandemic

Oncofertility Consortium Virtual Fellow Education Day 2021

Prof. Woodruff and Oncofertility Consortium has received the 2021 Laureate Award from the Endocrine Society

2019 Oncofertility Conference

Joint COVID-19 Fertility Preservation Statement

Ovarian Tissue Transplantation Protocol Open in Pittsburgh

Dr. Francesca Duncan featured on BBC Podcast

Announcing the 6th Oncofertility Book

Oncofertility Consortium highlighted in the Kansas City Star

Announcing the Latest Oncofertility Book

Cancer patient undergoing chemo crowdfunding to cover egg freezing costs

Oncofertility Partners from St. Jude Get Surprise ‘GMA’ Herogram Salute From Michael Strahan

New Publication in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Dr. Woodruff featured in HemOnc today

Dr. Francesca Duncan featured on BBC

Age-Related Infertility May Be Caused By Scarred Ovaries

Baby Born from Frozen Ovary in the UK

New Publication on Fertility Preservation in Puerto Rico

New Publication on Ovarian cortex transplantation

Dense Breast Info: An Education Coalition

Oncofertility University

Cancer Knowledge Network Launches the first Canadian Oncofertility Database

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