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First Human Live Birth Reported from Vitrified Ovarian Tissue
October 2, 2013
Reproductive scientists across the globe have been discussing the news that a group from Japan has just reported the first human birth from previously vitrified ovarian tissue. The article, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), describes the research by Kawamuraa,…
New York Times Covers Fertility After Cancer
September 25, 2013
A new article in the New York Times discusses some new research and clinical advances in oncofertility. The piece, After Cancer, Fertility Is Often Within Reach, discusses some of the new findings in reproductive health survivorship after cancer that were recently announced in the Lancet Oncology. It also…
Endocrine Society Announces Barbara Keenan as new CEO
September 23, 2013
Today the Endocrine Society announced that Barbara Byrd Keenan will join the team as the new Chief Executive Officer. In a recent press release, the society’s president, Teresa Woodruff, PhD, made the announcement and noted that, “Ms. Keenan will be instrumental in helping the Society…
Oncofertility Student Receives Honor at the 27th Annual Congress of the Brazilian Society of Assisted Reproduction
September 13, 2013
Daiane Bulgarelli, currently PhD student in the Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brasil, recently received the first prize award from the for her oral presentation at the 27th annual congress of the Sociedade Brasileiro de Reprodução…
Washington Post Discusses Oncofertility
August 28, 2013
Oncofertility awareness increased this week when the Washington Post published an article on the critical subject. The piece, Oncofertility offers new options for young women with cancer who want to have kids, introduces the concept of oncofertility for cancer patients and discusses the need for…
NPR Interview with Dr. Laxmi Kondapalli
August 27, 2013
Laxmi Kondapalli, MD, an Assistant Professor, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the University of Colorado, was recently interviewed on How On Earth, a half-hour National Public Radio audio magazine featuring short stories about the recent news in science, plus live interviews and special features. In the…