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  Congratulations are in order for Kate Timmerman, PhD, Program Director for the Oncofertility Consortium, who was just named by the American Association of Medical Colleges to the Women in Medicine and Science Steering Committee. This is an exceptionally important committee and the appointments are nationally competitive. This leadership…

New article in the Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics from Oncofertility Consortium members, Jayeon Kim, Anne Z Steiner, Marc Fritz, Jennifer E Mersereau, entitled, “Severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome after letrozole-gonadoptropin stimulation: a case report.” The authors report on a case of severe ovarian hyperstimulation…

Congratulations are in order for Professor Teresa Woodruff, Director of the Oncofertility Consortium, on her election to the presidency of The Endocrine Society.  The Endocrine Society was founded in 1916 and is the premier organization whose mission is to advance scientific discovery, medical practice and…

Oncofertility Consortium members argue in a new journal article, entitled, The Gynecologist Has a Unique Role in Providing Oncofertility Care to Young Cancer Patients, that the gynecologist is in a unique position to join the oncofertility healthcare team in providing young cancer patients with up-to-date…

As many of you may already know, Pinterest is the latest social networking phenomenon where subscribers use a virtual pinboard to share information about themselves with their followers. Keeping with our committment to stay on top of the social networking scene, the Oncofertility Consortium is…

The Oncofertility Consortium was launched in 2007 with a grant from the National Institutes of Health and represents a nationwide, interdisciplinary, and interprofessional network of medical specialists, scientists, and scholars who are exploring the relationships between health, disease, survivorship and fertility preservation in young cancer…