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2017 Oncofertility Conference Videos Now Available

Author image - Lauren Ataman-Millhouse By: Lauren Ataman-Millhouse -
Categories: Blog, Conferences, Fertility Preservation, Meetings, Oncofertility, Research, science
Videos from the 2017 Oncofertility Conference are now available online to view anytime, any place. A number of other materials from the 2017 Oncofertility Conference, including selected slides from the Day 1 Breakout Sessions are also available online.  To view the videos, click here. For…
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Exciting News from the Alliance for Fertility Preservation

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Categories: Advocate, Blog, Fertility Preservation, In the news, Oncofertility, Patient Stories
Tags: insurance coverage, Law, legislation, new york, News
Below is an exiciting announcement from our partners at the Alliance for Fertility Preservation. New York has become the latest state to endorse insurance coverage for IVF and fertility preservation. Current New York law requires coverage of infertility services, but specifically excludes coverage of IVF and fertility…
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Participate in a Global Oncofertility Study

Author image - Lauren Ataman-Millhouse By: Lauren Ataman-Millhouse -
Categories: Blog, Global Partner, Oncofertility, Research
Tags: Antoinette Anazodo, Australia, competency, global partners study, research study
Colleagues in Australia, led by Dr. Antoinette Anazodo, are conducting a research study to develop an international multidisciplinary oncofertility competency framework. Below is more information about the study. If relevant, please participate in the study so together we can develop this competency framework. For any questions,…
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Dr. Teresa Woodruff Named to the National Academy of Inventors

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Categories: Blog, In the news, Oncofertility, Research, science
Tags: Awards, inventions, inventor, National Academy of Inventors
Congratulations to Dr. Teresa Woodruff, the Director of the Oncofertility Consortium and the Dean of the Graduate School at Northwestern University for her most recent award. Dr. Woodruff was named to the National Academy of Inventors for her many patents and her creation of the field of…
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New study: Young female hematologic cancer survivors have increased infertility risk

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Global Partner, In the news, Meetings, Oncofertility, Research
Tags: cancer, infertility, study, treatment regimens, women
A new population-based study from Ontario, Canada revealed at ASRM found that young women who were survivors of hematologic cancer were more likely to have a diagnosis of infertility than cancer-free women. Click here to read about this important study in its entirety. 
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Oncofertility in China

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Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, Global Partner, In the news, Meetings, Oncofertility, Research
Congratulations to The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University that becomes the first Chinese global partner of Oncofertility Consortium. On October 21-22, 2017, Dr. Qionghua Chen, the chief director of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in The First Affiliated Hospital in Xiamen University, Fujian,…
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Notable Papers

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Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, Publication
Below are 20 new and notable publications from the field of oncofertility over the past six months. Congratulations to all of our colleagues on these publications.  New Promising Strategies in Oncofertility. Hudson JN, Stanley NB, Nahata L, Bowman-Curci M, Quinn GP. Expert Rev Qual Life Cancer…
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New Papers from Australia

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Global Partner, Oncofertility, Publication, Research
Congratulations to our colleagues in Australia who recently published two new review papers in the Journal of Psycho-Oncology. Read the abstracts below and click the links to read the full text.  Clinician provision of oncofertility support in cancer patients of a reproductive age: A systematic…
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July VGR: Advocating for FP Insurance Coverage

Author image - Lauren Ataman-Millhouse By: Lauren Ataman-Millhouse -
Categories: Advocate, Blog, Fertility Preservation, In the news, Oncofertility, Patient Stories, Virtual Grand Rounds
Tags: connecticut, fp, iatrogenic, insurance, insurance coverage, insurance mandates, joyce reinecke, rhode island
July's VGR presentation is now available online. Joyce Reinecke, JD, Executive Director of the Alliance for Fertility Preservation, presented on advocating for insurance coverage and discussed the recent efforts in many states to mandate coverage for fertility preservation procedures. Connecticut and Rhode Island became the first and…
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Early Bird Registration-One More Week!

Author image - Lauren Ataman-Millhouse By: Lauren Ataman-Millhouse -
Categories: Blog, Conferences, Meetings, Oncofertility
Tags: 2017 OCC, conference registration, early bird, registration
Early-bird registration ends in just one week! Register now to ensure a low rate of $300 for the three-day Oncofertility Conference, which includes a full day of didactic education sessions and hands-on learning, and two full days of traditional lectures. Attendees also receive a variety of…
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ASRM Certificate Course Now Available!

Author image - Brigid Martz Smith By: Brigid Martz Smith -
Categories: Blog, CME, Education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
In collaboration with the Oncofertility Consortium, ASRM is now offering a Principles of Fertility Preservation for Reproductive Healthcare Providers Certificate Course.  This project was sprearheaded by Drs. Divya Shah and Wendy Vitek and includes modules such as: Overview of Initial Fertility Preservation Consultation Toxicity of…
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Reprotopia – Reproductive Knowledge for Lifelong Learners

Author image - Lauren Ataman-Millhouse By: Lauren Ataman-Millhouse -
Categories: Blog, Education, Oncofertility
Tags: education, k-gray, learning, life long learners, new you, Repropedia, reprotopia, science outreach, that's who
  Have you struggled with how to teach your children or students about reproductive health and puberty? Do you have questions about fertility or menopause? Reprotopia is an online resource that offers a wide range of free, scientifically accurate educational tools for people of all…
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Day 1 Education Sessions

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, Education, Meetings, Oncofertility
Tags: 2017 OCC, Day 1, Oncofertility conference
The first day of the 2017 Oncofertility Conference will consist of a number of education sessions. These smaller, more intimate sessions, will cover a variety of practical oncofertility topics and allow for maximum interaction among attendees. Many of the courses include a combination of lectures, extended…
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Abstract Awards Available!

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, Meetings, Oncofertility, Research
Tags: abstract awards, Awards, OCC 2017, posters
We are now accepting abstract submissions for the upcoming Oncofertility Conference!  Abstract submission deadline is September 29, 2017.  You will be notified on October 6th of acceptance.  Note that conference registration and attendance is required for all poster presenters. Abstract awards are available to the three strongest…
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June VGR

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
Tags: 2017-2018 Virtual Grand Rounds Series, June 2017 VGR, Ralph Kazer, VGR
Dr. Ralph Kazer delivered June's VGR "Fertility Preservation Strategies for Women About to Undergo Chemotherapy or Radiation Therapy" and this talk is now available online. Dr. Kazer is a professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the Feinberg School…
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May VGR Now Online

Author image - Lauren Ataman-Millhouse By: Lauren Ataman-Millhouse -
Categories: Blog, Cancer, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, Patient Stories, Research, Virtual Grand Rounds
The May VGR, delivered by Dr. Angela Lawson, is now available online. Dr. Lawson's talk Balancing Hope and Loss: Psychological Aspects of Gamete Cryopreservation in Cancer Patients explored the psychological aspects of infertility and oncofertility and she discussed her approach to counseling these patients. There were a number of engaging questions…
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Repropedia: Farewell and Welcome

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Categories: Blog, Education, Introductions, Oncofertility
Tags: accessible learning, education, k-gray, reproductive health, reproductive health lexicon, Repropedia, reprotopia
A message from Dr. Teresa Woodruff with some updates about Repropedia: It is with great pleasure and pride that I announce the transition of Alexandra Rashedi, Editor-in-Chief Repropedia from the Woodruff Laboratory to Harvard University where she will begin a Master of Science in Reproductive,…
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2017-2018 VGR Schedule Now Online!

Author image - Lauren Ataman-Millhouse By: Lauren Ataman-Millhouse -
Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, Global Partner, Oncofertility, Research, science, Virtual Grand Rounds
Tags: 2017-2018 Virtual Grand Rounds Series, VGR, VGRs, virtual classroom, virtual grand rounds, virtual learning
The 2017-2018 Virtual Grand Rounds schedule is now available online. The series Oncofertility Practice Building will focus on the multifaceted approach to setting up an oncofertility practice, both domestically and aboard, and discuss practical ways to develop and implement an oncofertility program. Click here to learn more…
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2017 Oncofertility Conference Agenda Now Available!

Author image - Lauren Ataman-Millhouse By: Lauren Ataman-Millhouse -
Categories: Blog, Conferences, Fertility Preservation, Global Partner, Meetings, National Physicians Cooperative, Oncofertility, Research, science
Tags: 2017 oc meeting, 2017 OCC, annual conference, Conference, OCC, Oncofertility conference
The agenda for the 2017 Oncofertility Conference is now online! We are so excited to host the 11th annual meeting of the field on November 14-16, 2017 in Chicago, IL. The agenda is filled with a full-day of education sessions including a hands-on training course and…
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April VGR: Oncofertility in Brazil and Latin America

Author image - Lauren Ataman-Millhouse By: Lauren Ataman-Millhouse -
Categories: Blog, Global Partner, Oncofertility, Virtual Grand Rounds
Tags: BOC, Brazil, jhenifer, Jhenifer Rodrigues, latin america, Latin america oncofertility network, oncofertility network, south america, VGR
On Wednesday, April 12, Dr. Jhenifer Rodrigues, who founded the Brazilian Oncofertility Consortium and subsequently, the Latin American Oncofertility Network, delivered the VGR. Her talk, The Oncofertility Field Expansion throughout Brasil and Latin America, gave an overview of oncofertility practices in Central and South America…
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Watch the February VGR presented by Teresa Woodruff

Author image - Lauren Ataman-Millhouse By: Lauren Ataman-Millhouse -
Categories: Blog, children, Education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, Virtual Grand Rounds
Tags: 2017 february VGR, education, education resources, february vgr, reprotopia, Teresa Woodruff, VGR, VGRs
On Wednesday, February 15, Dr. Teresa Woodruff gave the VGR: Communicating Reproductive Science to a Doubtful World. During the talk, Dr. Woodruff described in detail all of the educational resources developed by the Oncofertility Consortium. Recently, the OC launched its newest website Reprotopia: Reproductive Health Education for…
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