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Childhood Cancer, Fertility, and Premature Menopause

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, General
By Cathryn Smeyers When female childhood cancer survivors grow up, are they more likely to experience an earlier onset of menopause?  If so, what are the risk factors associated with early menopause?  These were the questions asked by researchers at the French public hospital organization…
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Virtual Grand Rounds: Reproductive Impact of Cancer Treatments and Fertility Preservation Options for Cancer Patients

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, General
This Thursday, the Oncofertility Consortium is happy to host a Virtual Grand Rounds with two clinician-researchers from the Chicago area, Jennifer Hirshfeld-Cytron, MD, and Mary Ellen Pavone, MD. Drs. Hirshfeld-Cytron and Pavone are both Assistant Professors in the departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, at the…
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New Study on Tamoxifen Suggests Longer Treatment for Some Women

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, fertility, General
Tags: breast cancer, cancer, clinical research, fertility
There are more than 400,000 female cancer survivors below age 40 in the United States today, due primarily to the relatively large number of young women who are diagnosed with, and beat, breast cancer. Approximately 70% of breast cancers are identified as estrogen receptor-positive (ER-positive),…
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Australian Fertility Preservation Specialists Report Successful Pregnancy from Cryopreserved Ovarian Tissue

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Categories: Blog, fertility, Fertility Preservation, In the news, Research
Tags: Australia, IVF, Oncofertility, ovarian tissue cryopreservation, Research
By Yogesh Makanji In an Australian first, Monash IVF specialists reported achieving pregnancy in a 43-year-old woman after transplanting her cryopreserved ovarian tissue. Professor Gab Kovacs, Director of Monash IVF, Melbourne Australia, reported that his team had restored fertility in a woman by transplanting her…
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Pregnancy & Cancer Registry

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Categories: Advocate, Blog, Education, Fertility Preservation
Tags: breast cancer, cancer, clinical research, Cooper University Health Care, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
Finding out your pregnant can be one of the happiest times in your life. Couple that with a cancer diagnosis and suddenly you’re not only concerned about your health, but that of the new life you are busy growing. Cancer during pregnancy is rare, occurring…
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Introducing Oncofertility Online: A CME program for professionals

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, CME, Education, fertility
Tags: cancer, education
The oncofertility community aims to educate both oncology and reproductive specialists throughout the United States and across the globe. Over the past five years, the Oncofertility Consortium has done this through an annual conference and monthly Virtual Grand Rounds. This year, we’ve gone one step…
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Educating an Oncofertility Specialist

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility, Research, science
Tags: cancer, christos coutifaris, clinical research, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, oocyte, Research
Oncofertility is an interdisciplinary field at the intersection of oncology and reproductive science. While those two fields make up the breadth of this discipline, it only touches the surface of what future clinicians need in their academic repertoire to successfully navigate this field.  In “Preparing…
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Ethical Issues Facing Oncofertility Providers

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Categories: Blog, General
Tags: Lisa Campo-Engelstein
The emerging field of oncofertility gives rise to many ethical questions, particularly those focusing on who is offered fertility preservation, how it’s paid for, and what’s done with the reproductive material (eggs, embryos, sperm) after retrieval. These are the most common ethical issues pertaining to…
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Movember & Sons: Raising Awareness About Prostate & Testicular Cancer

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Categories: Blog, Education, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility
Tags: Advocate, cancer, Fertility Preservation, Movember, Oncofertility, Sperm Banking
The month of November kicks off the sixth annual Movember fundraising campaign to raise vital awareness and funds for men’s health issues, specifically prostate and testicular cancer initiatives.  Every November, men are encouraged to grow out their moustaches for the entire month in support of…
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Talking with Young Patients & Families About Fertility Amidst a Cancer Diagnosis

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
Tags: cancer, Fertility Preservation, Gwendolyn Quinn, Oncofertility, Oncofertility Medical Practice: Clinical Issues and Implementation, publication, Research
Talking with teenagers about fertility can be awkward and uncomfortable. Talking with teenagers and their families about a cancer diagnosis is devastating. How do we do both at the same time and ensure that the importance of fertility preservation is understood in light of the…
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Participate in Tomorrow’s Virtual Grand Rounds with Helen Picton, BSc, PhD, FSB

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, Research
Tags: cancer, Fertility Preservation, Helen Picton, Oncofertility, ovarian tissue cryopreservation, Research, virtual grand rounds
We are happy to be hosting Helen Picton, BSc, PhD, FSB for her Virtual Grand Rounds presentation tomorrow, October 25th, 2012, at 10 AM Central Time, entitled, “From Basic Science to Clinical Application- the Facts and Future of Ovarian Cryopreservation for Fertility Preservation.”  Dr. Picton’s…
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ASRM: Egg Freezing No Longer “Experimental” Technique

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Conferences, Fertility Preservation, General
Tags: ASRM, cancer, Egg Banking, Egg Freezing, Embryo Banking, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
This weekend kicks off the 68th annual meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) in San Diego, CA and runs through October 24th.  ASRM was founded in 1944 by a small group of fertility experts in Chicago and since then, distinguished members of…
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Clinical Cases in Oncofertility

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
Tags: cancer, Clarisa Gracia, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, Oncofertility Medical Practice: Clinical Issues and Implementation, ovarian tissue cryopreservation
Oncofertility is a multidisciplinary field requiring experts from a variety of different backgrounds including endocrinology, oncology, bioethics, urology, etc., in order to provide fertility options to cancer patients.  In the oncofertility book series, each edition focuses on a specific component of oncofertility, with the 3rd…
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Fighting over frozen embryos: How to prevent disputes over cryopreserved reproductive materials

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Conferences, ethics, General, Oncofertility
Tags: Albany Medical College, cancer, ethics, Lisa Campo-Engelstein, Oncofertility
I just returned from the annual Oncofertility Consortium Conference and one of the ethical topics that came up was the possibility of disputes over frozen reproductive materials. Before undergoing life-saving cancer treatment, people may opt to freeze gametes, gonadal tissue, or embryos in order to preserve their…
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Patient Navigator for Fertility Preservation Website Launched!


Categories: News
A new website has just been launched to provide assistance to young patients wishing to learn about their reproductive options in the midst of a cancer diagnosis. Now patients and their clinicians can go to the new Patient Navigator for Fertility Preservation website, which includes…
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Building a Successful Fertility Preservation Program

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Education, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility
Tags: Advocate, cancer, Clinic 101, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, Oncofertility Medical Practice: Clinical Issues and Implementation
More and more healthcare organizations, hospitals, and clinics are interested in learning about fertility preservation and how exactly an oncofertility program is developed. The Oncofertility Consortium holds a 1-day course entitled, Clinic 101, to teach health care providers the necessary steps involved in developing their own…
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Fertility Preservation, General, In the news, Oncofertility
Tags: Breast Cancer Awareness Month, cancer, Fertility Preservation, Institute for Women's Health Research, Oncofertility
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is an annual campaign to increase awareness of the disease. Countries around the globe have started celebrating Breast Cancer Awareness Month, with 31 days spotlighting prevention, education, and finding a cure. While most people are aware of breast…
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Tomorrow: Receive Free CME Credits for Zsolt Peter Nagy, PhD– Vitrification: State Of The ART For Oocyte And Embryo Cryopreservation

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Categories: Blog, fertility
Tags: Fertility Preservation, virtual grand rounds
Tomorrow launches this year’s cadre of Virtual Grand Rounds for the Oncofertility Consortium. For those who are not aware of these special rounds, they are live videoconferences with experts in the fields of reproduction, cancer, and oncofertility. The rounds provide researchers, clinicians, and others the…
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APHON Releases Fertility Preservation Position Statement

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Fertility Preservation, General, National Physicians Cooperative, Oncofertility
Tags: Advocate, cancer, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, Patient Navigator, Techniques
Yesterday we posted a blog about the 36th annual APHON (Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses) Conference being held right now in Pittsburgh, PA.  It’s an exciting time for us because not only do we have a member of the Oncofertility Consortium presenting on fertility perseveration…
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36th Annual APHON Conference: October 4th-6th

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Education, Fertility Preservation, General, Meetings, Oncofertility
Tags: APHON, Barbara Lockart, cancer, Fertility Preservation, quality of life
Today marks the start of the 36th annual APHON (Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses) Conference in Pittsburgh, PA. The conference is designed for pediatric and adolescent and young adult (AYA) hematology/oncology nurses and allied healthcare professionals who wish to explore ways to enhance their practice.…
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Watch the 2012 Oncofertility Conference LIVE!

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Categories: Blog, General
For those of you who don’t know, the 2012 Oncofertility Conference: Dialogues in Oncofertility,  is taking place as we speak in Chicago, IL. We understand that not everyone can come to us, so we want to bring the Oncofertility Conference to you. Please visit our…
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Killing two birds with one stone? Understanding common genetic features of breast cancers and ovarian tumors

By: Kai Orton, PhD -
Categories: Blog, Cancer, Research
Tags: BRCA, breast cancer, cancer
The more we understand about our genes, the more we understand genetic diseases and eventually, how to best treat them.  The recent efforts of a nationwide consortium of researchers suggests that the origins of the type of breast cancer a patient is diagnosed with may…
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First mother-to-daughter uterine transplants offer fertility hope for cancer survivors

By: Kai Orton, PhD -
Categories: Blog, fertility, Fertility Preservation, Research
Tags: cancer, Fertility Preservation, Research
After nearly ten years of research, a team of 20 doctors and specialists at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, have performed the first mother-to-daughter uterine transplants in two Swedish women. The two women, both in their 30s, received new wombs donated by their mothers…
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