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Parthe-what? How Parthenotes Could Advance Oncofertility Research

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Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, Research
Tags: Fertility Preservation, parthenote
Picture by Alison Kim, PhD Many people have never heard of the term parthenote, the byproduct of a process called parthenogenesis. Parthenogenesis occurs when an egg becomes activated and starts dividing without sperm. While parthenogenesis happens frequently in many plants and vertebrate animals, it is…
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New Research: A Fertile Future for Cancer Fighters

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Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility, Research
Tags: publication
In previous blogs, we discuss some of the currently available techniques in oncofertility, including sperm banking for men and ovarian tissue cryopreservation (OTC) for women. As one of the newer techniques, OTC allows women to have their ovaries removed, cryopreserved, and then reimplanted later. This…
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Irish Independent covers Oncofertility


Categories: News
Ireland’s largest selling daily newspaper, the Irish Independent, recently reported on the fertility of cancer patients. The article published on August 23, 2010 is titled “Real Life: Don’t be Afraid to ask,” discusses recent fertility advances and interviews Oncofertility Consortium members. 
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Mythbusters in Oncofertility: In Vitro Fertilization Causes Birth Defects

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Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, General
Tags: Fertility Preservation, Mythbusters
In preparing for fertility preservation, cancer fighters may worry about the risks of fertility preservation on the health of their future children. Fertility techniques, such as in vitro fertilization (IVF), produced more than a million babies over the past 30 years. As such, it is…
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Mythbusters in Oncofertility

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Categories: Blog, General
Tags: Mythbusters
This week we will explore some common and not-so-common misconceptions in fertility, cancer, and oncofertility. ____________________ Mythbuster: The Day “The Rabbit Died” Nope, this is not a new rendition of “Bye-bye, miss American pie” by Don McLean. “The Rabbit Died” used to be a common…
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Oncofertility Research Presented at Goombay Bash!


Categories: News
The 2010 Goombay Bash raised more than $570,000 for cancer research and aired a video showing how funds from the event are used to advance science. They highlighted Dr. Teresa Woodruff and her ability to leverage a donation from the H Foundation into a multi-million…
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What Makes a Good Egg and Healthy Embryo?

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Categories: Blog, General, Research
Discovery about zinc’s role may help in future fertility treatments By Marla Paul CHICAGO — Scientists as well as fertility doctors have long tried to figure out what makes a good egg that will produce a healthy embryo. It’s a particularly critical question for fertility…
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Tenth Annual Goombay Bash at Navy Pier in Chicago

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Categories: Blog, General
Tags: Advocate
The H Foundation is a non-profit organization that raises money to further the fight against cancer. According to Director Julie Jandris, the foundation was started when two Chicago-based entrepreneurs both had “employees pass away from cancer within one month of each other.” A group of…
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Uses MyOncofertility.org

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Categories: Blog, General
The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, in Boston, Massachusetts uses MyOncofertility.org to explain reproductive options to their patients. The Survivorship Program at Dana-Farber is developing online tools to discuss the fertility concerns that men and women face when being treated for cancer. In order to clearly explain some…
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Imerman Angels Provides Support for Cancer Fighters

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Categories: Blog, General
Tags: Advocate, cancer
Jonny Imerman is a two-time testicular cancer survivor and founder of the cancer advocacy group, Imerman Angels, which connects cancer patients and their caregivers with the one-on-one support of cancer survivors. Last Friday, Jonny visited the Oncofertility Consortium and discussed his motivation behind Imerman Angels. Imerman…
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Oncofertility Consortium Joins OMG! Mod Squad


Categories: News
The OMG! Mod Squad is a collaboration between leading advocacy groups in the young adult cancer community. The Oncofertility Consortium joined the group to develop local programs around the country with national experts on issues that include insurance, legal rights, sexuality and relationships, clinical trials, legislation, and…
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Fertility Preservation Patient Blogs About Her Experience

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Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, General
Tags: cancer, Fertility Preservation, hysterectomy, Personal stories, Surrogacy
More than two years ago, Kara DeFrias began a blog about her journey to conceive a child. Over two years, this journey was unsuccessful. In the attempt to determine the cause of her infertility, doctors discovered that Kara had uterine cancer in February of 2010,…
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Radiation to Ovaries Increases Risk for Stillbirth: A Potential Use for Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation?

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Categories: Blog, General, Research
Tags: cancer, ovarian tissue cryopreservation, publication
Radiation therapy is a tried-and-true method for treating cancers. However, this treatment also causes tissue damage and DNA mutations to the patient. Damage to the sexual organs or DNA mutations within male sperm or female eggs may cause pregnancies to result in miscarriages, stillbirths, or…
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Preorder New Oncofertility Book on Amazon

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Categories: Blog, General, Oncofertility
Tags: ethics, legal, Oncofertility, social science
In 2007, the first book about Oncofertility discussed many of the scientific and medical advances available to cancer patients wishing to preserve their fertility. Collaborators at the Oncofertility Consortium now examine the humanities and social science aspects of the field in the book Oncofertility: Ethical,…
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Slate Magazine Interviews Teresa Woodruff


Categories: News
A recent article in Slate magazine highlights the lack of scientific and medical research on females. In preparing for the piece, author Melinda Wenner Moyer talked with Teresa Woodruff about this issue and the necessary inclusion of both sexes in research in order to achieve truly personalized…
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Fertility Preservation for Patients with Autoimmune Diseases

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Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, General
Tags: Fertility Preservation, infertility, Sperm Banking
Patients with cancer and those in need in of stem cell treatments often risk losing their fertility in exchange for a clean bill of health. Fertility preservation options give these patients the ability to have children. Additional patients, such as those with autoimmune diseases, can…
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Bright Pink Visits the Oncofertility Consortium

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Categories: Blog, General
Tags: Advocate, BRCA
This past Monday, Sarah Halberstadt, the National Program Manager for the group Bright Pink came to visit us at the Oncofertility Consortium. Bright Pink is a not-for-profit organization that educates and supports young women who are at high-risk for breast and ovarian cancer. The members…
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Fox News Focus: Baby Born from Ovarian Transplant


Categories: News
The St. Louis affiliate of Fox News told the story of a cancer survivor on a July 15 broadcast. They highlighted a patient who underwent ovarian tissue cryopreservation at the Infertility Center of St. Louis at St. Luke’s Hospital. More than ten years later,  pieces of…
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