Category: News

Survival takes precedence for adolescent patients with cancer and their families. Patients may not discuss their treatments’ potential to damage their reproductive capacity, which has significant psychological late effects in survivorship. This new study aims to identify whether a health-related quality of life (HRQoL) instrument intended…

Oncofertility Consortium researchers David M. Lee, MD, and Mary B. Zelinski, PhD discuss battling cancer while maintaining the ability to have kids on The OHSU Effect: Inside Health & Science news radio show. Mary Zelinski is an Associate Scientist in the Division of Reproductive Sciences at Oregon Health and Science…

  Congratulations are in order for Kate Timmerman, PhD, Program Director for the Oncofertility Consortium, who was just named by the American Association of Medical Colleges to the Women in Medicine and Science Steering Committee. This is an exceptionally important committee and the appointments are nationally competitive. This leadership…

New article in the Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics from Oncofertility Consortium members, Jayeon Kim, Anne Z Steiner, Marc Fritz, Jennifer E Mersereau, entitled, “Severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome after letrozole-gonadoptropin stimulation: a case report.” The authors report on a case of severe ovarian hyperstimulation…

Congratulations are in order for Professor Teresa Woodruff, Director of the Oncofertility Consortium, on her election to the presidency of The Endocrine Society.  The Endocrine Society was founded in 1916 and is the premier organization whose mission is to advance scientific discovery, medical practice and…

Oncofertility Consortium members argue in a new journal article, entitled, The Gynecologist Has a Unique Role in Providing Oncofertility Care to Young Cancer Patients, that the gynecologist is in a unique position to join the oncofertility healthcare team in providing young cancer patients with up-to-date…

As many of you may already know, Pinterest is the latest social networking phenomenon where subscribers use a virtual pinboard to share information about themselves with their followers. Keeping with our committment to stay on top of the social networking scene, the Oncofertility Consortium is…

The Oncofertility Consortium was launched in 2007 with a grant from the National Institutes of Health and represents a nationwide, interdisciplinary, and interprofessional network of medical specialists, scientists, and scholars who are exploring the relationships between health, disease, survivorship and fertility preservation in young cancer…

Survival to reproductive age among men with cancer has steadily increased and yet cancer therapy and cancer itself may carry the risk of infertility. Since 2006, Northwestern University has used a formalized fertility preservation program with expedited fertility care. In a recent article published in…

Oncofertility researchers Clarisa Gracia, Sanghoon Lee, Christopher Morse, and Jennifer Mersereau published a new article in Fertility and Sterility detailing the results of a study performed over five years. These researchers evaluated predictors of undergoing fertility preservation treatment (FPT) in 108 women with breast cancer…

A new publication from oncofertility researchers Jessica Gorman, Samantha Bailey, John Pierce, and Irene Su focuses on young adult female cancer survivors and fertility. Often young adult cancer survivors are unaware of their fertility status and uninformed regarding their fertility and fertility preservation options. This…

Breast cancer development involves a series of mutations in a heterogeneous group of proto oncogenes/tumor suppressor genes that alter mammary cells to create a microenvironment permissive to tumorigenesis. Exposure to hormones during infertility treatment may have a mutagenic effect on normal mammary epithelial cells, high-risk…

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) just released their latest pamphlet on cancer survivorship. Listed in the resources section for cancer survivors, is MyOncofertility.org! Click on the link below to peruse this informative new pamphlet (skip to page 22 for a list of survivorship…

Oncofertility Consortium Founder and Director, Teresa K. Woodruff and the Women’s Health Science Program for High School Girls at Northwestern University were recognized in Congress by Representative Janice Schakowsky on Monday, December 12th, for their outstanding work providing opportunities for girls and women to improve the…

Read the December 2011 edition of the Endocrine News to learn more about SaveMyFertility.org and and how it’s helping both patients and health-care providers focus on fertility. The article discusses how the Oncofertility Consortium and the Hormone Foundation partnered up to develop SaveMyFertility.org and the…

Chemotherapy can save the lives of many individuals with cancer. Unfortunately, it usually causes infertility after treatment, posing a concern for these people who will face a lifetime condition that considerably limits the quality of their lives. Advances in the field of oncofertility have brought hope to…

Read the latest article in ASRM’s Menopausal Medicine by Oncofertility Consortium member, Irene Su, MD, MSCE. Dr. Su discusses how to assess ovarian function and ovarian reserve in young women who have been exposed to gonadotoxic therapy.

As we continue to have a presence in the social networking world, we thought it only fitting to launch the Oncofertility Channel on YouTube! Please visit this new and exciting channel to learn more about the Oncofertility Consortium including highlights from this year’s conference.  If…

Researchers at the Oncofertility Consortium are working on a study about cancer-related fertility issues for adults who have had cancer.  They are particularly interested in hearing about how they learned about and feel about fertility implications of cancer and cancer treatment. Cancer survivors who were at…

The White House announced on November 15, 2011 that it was honoring the Women’s Health Science Program (WHSP) with a presidential award. WHSP was founded in 2007 to launch the first Oncofertility Saturday Academy and now encompases three additinal academies in Cardiology, Infectious Diseases, and…

Oncofertility researchers Betty Kong, Robin Skory, and Teresa Woodruff recently highlighted the need to develop communication methods between medical specialists to better care for young women with cancer. The article, Creating a Continuum of Care: Integrating Obstetricians and Gynecologists in the Care of Young Cancer…

Dormant Buds is an association founded based on the ideas of a fertility gynecologist who works at a public hospital.  After contact with dozens of patients who, because of aggressive therapies, lost the ability to have children, the doctor, along with the help of a group…

Videos from the 2011 Oncofertility Consortium Conference are now available online. For those of you who couldn’t join us and for those of you who did, but want to revisit some of the conference highlights, click on the link below. You’ll have an opportunity to…