Category: Oncofertility

Discussing Oncofertility in Uruguay and the Start of a New Local Network

By: Lauren Ataman-Millhouse - June 27, 2016

Categories: Blog, Conferences, Global Partner, In the news, Meetings, Oncofertility

On June 20th, representatives from the Latin America Oncofertility Global Partners Network met with other reproductive medicine specialists and oncologists at a conference in Uruguay to discuss fertility preservation options for cancer patients and the expasion of the Global Partners Network to Uruguay. Dr. Jhenifer…

By: Brigid Martz Smith - June 17, 2016

Categories: Blog, Oncofertility

The Oncofertility Consortium is thrilled to host its 10th Annual Oncofertility Conference, Expanding Access to Emerging and Existing Oncofertility Services, November 1-3, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois at Prentice Women’s Hospital. This year’s meeting focuses on three contemporary topics in the field of oncofertility: low/no resource environments, genetics,…

By: Lauren Ataman-Millhouse - June 2, 2016

Categories: Blog, Global Partner, Oncofertility

Establishing relationships with global partners is a key to the Oncofertility Consortium’s continued success. As such, the Consortium developed the Oncofertility Global Partners Network and works with reproductive specialists from all over the world in an effort to better serve children, adolescents and young adults…

By: Lauren Ataman-Millhouse - May 26, 2016

Categories: Blog, National Physicians Cooperative, Oncofertility, science

The Oncofertility Consortium (OC) is committed to exploring and expanding reproductive options for those who face fertility threatening conditions and/or medical treatments. To this end, the OC has created several resources, available through the OC-Scientific Help Agreement for Research Endeavors or OC-SHAREs program, to help…

By: Lauren Ataman-Millhouse - May 18, 2016

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…

By: Lauren Ataman-Millhouse - May 2, 2016

Categories: Blog, Conferences, Global Partner, Meetings, Oncofertility

The Oncofertility Consortium Global Partners Network recently expanded to include BIOMER in Lima, Perú. Drs. Sergio Romero, PhD and Flor Sánchez, PhD, both of BIOMER, recently organized a conference in Lima to showcase oncofertility work in the region. The conference was a great success and…

By: Lauren Ataman-Millhouse - April 20, 2016

Categories: Blog, Global Partner, Introductions, Oncofertility

The Oncofertility Consortium and its Global Partners Network is happy to annouce its expansion into Central and South America. Dr. Jhenifer Rodrigues, the founder of the Brazilian Oncofertility Consoritum, has organized this network. Below is a blog from Jhenifer about her work! The…

By: Lauren Ataman-Millhouse - April 19, 2016

Categories: Blog, Global Partner, Oncofertility, Virtual Grand Rounds

Tags: Educational Programs, teresa k woodruff, VGRs, virtual grand rounds

Last week, Dr. Teresa Woodruff gave an excellent Virtual Grand Rounds presentation entitled "Educating a Globally Prepared Oncofertility Workforce". She discussed many of the current oncofertility initiatives and discussed methods for setting up similar programs abroad. The recorded presentation is now available to view online.…

By: Brigid Martz Smith - April 8, 2016

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,…

By: Lauren Ataman-Millhouse - March 18, 2016

Categories: Blog, Communication, Global Partner, Meetings, Oncofertility, Virtual Grand Rounds

Tags: VGRs, virtual grand rounds

The Oncofertility Consortium is pleased to announce the revival of the Virtual Grand Rounds!! These monthly virtual meetings will embody the theme of the year: oncofertility in no-low resource settings. This series of talks will focus on the multifaceted approach to setting up an oncofertility…

By: Brigid Martz Smith - February 25, 2016

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…

By: Brigid Martz Smith - February 11, 2016

Categories: Advocate, Blog, Cancer, Conferences, Education, Oncofertility, Patient Stories

Northwestern Medicine and the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center are hosting a special AYA-edition of Cancer Connections on Saturday, April 2nd from 9:00am – 12:30pm at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. This program is designed for young adults diagnosed with cancer between the ages of 15-39 but…

By: Brigid Martz Smith - February 11, 2016

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…

By: Lauren Ataman-Millhouse - February 3, 2016

Categories: Blog, Conferences, Meetings, Oncofertility, Research, science

Tags: 2015 Conference, follicles, OCC 2015, ovarian follicle development, Teresa Woodruff

Today's feature is Dr. Woodruff's presentation from the 2015 Oncofertility Consortium Conference. Dr. Woodruff's talk touched on three main points: 1. Updates on encapsulated in vitro follicle growth 2. New data on medical mitigation strategies 3. Next generation biomaterials and tissue scaffolds for tissue transplant…

By: Brigid Martz Smith - February 1, 2016

Categories: Blog, Education, Oncofertility

Congratulations to our colleagues at Oregon National Primate Research Center (ONPRC) for their new Oncofertility Curriculum! The Reproductive Technologies Curriculum is designed for high school and junior/community college educators to enhance their biology curriculum and promite the teaching of current research being done in the…

By: Brigid Martz Smith - January 28, 2016

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…

By: Lauren Ataman-Millhouse - January 27, 2016

Categories: Blog, Conferences, Fertility Preservation, Meetings, Oncofertility, Research

Tags: 2015 Conference, 2015 OCC, OCC, Oncofertility Consortium Conference

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…

By: Leah Bressler - November 5, 2015

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…