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Baby Born from Frozen Ovary in the UK
July 20, 2016
A cancer survivor in the UK recently gave birth to a child using a frozen ovary that was re-implanted after her cancer treatment. The story originally appeared on BBC News.
New Publication on Fertility Preservation in Puerto Rico
March 21, 2016
Karen Dyer, PhD and Gwendolyn Quinn, PhD published their article, Cancer and fertility preservation in Puerto Rico: a qualitative study of healthcare provider perceptions in Supportive Care in Cancer. They identified several barriers to FP in Puerto Rico such as high cost in relation to income levels, lack…
New Publication on Ovarian cortex transplantation
February 29, 2016
Jacques Donnez and Marie-Madeline Dolmans published their article, Ovarian cortex transplantation: 60 reported live births brings the success and worldwide expansion of the technique towards routine clinical practice, in the Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics. The article describes the success and expansion of ovarian tissue cryopreservation…
Dense Breast Info: An Education Coalition
February 29, 2016
Dr. Wendie Berg has developed a new website, Dense Breast-info is an informational resource focused on providing breast density information and education to both patients and health care professionals. The website is a collaborative effort to help guide discussion of the question: Have dense breasts…now what?"
Oncofertility University
February 11, 2016
Oncofertility University has 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.
Cancer Knowledge Network Launches the first Canadian Oncofertility Database
November 10, 2015
Lorne Cooper, Founder and CEO of Cancer Knowledge Network (CKN), together with the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society (CFAS), is launching a database project which tracks all patients who are referred for oncofertility consultations across Canada. In early 2014, CKN launched the Oncofertility Referral Network…