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New Article Highlights Underestimation of Reproductive Impairment after Chemotherapy
August 25, 2011
A recent article, “Acute Ovarian Failure Underestimages Age-Specific Reproductive Impairment for Young Women Undergoing Chemotherapy for Cancer,” examined the reproductive impairment rates of young cancer survivors, using participants in the California Cancer Registry who had Hodgkin disease, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, gastrointestinal malignancies, and breast cancer. The…
READ: “Nonmalignant Diseases and Treatments Associated with Primary Ovarian Failure: An Expanded Role for Fertility Preservation”
August 23, 2011
Jennifer Hirshfeld-Cytron, PhD, Clarisa Gracia, PhD and Teresa K. Woodruff, PhD authored a new article in the Journal of Women’s Health. The Oncofertility Consortium members review several fertility-threatening conditions and treatments and discuss the current established and experimental fertility preservation techniques available. They argue that awareness,…
New publication by Oncofertility Consortium members Sarah Rodriguez, PhD and Lisa Campo-Engelstein, PhD: Conceiving Wholeness: Women, Motherhood, and Ovarian Transplantation, 1902-2004
August 23, 2011
Sara Rodriguez, PhD and Lisa Campo Engelstein, PhD explore the idea of wholeness in relation to ovarian transplantation. Historically, scholars have focused on the idea of the recipient taking on the donors identity; however through case studies, the authors argue that ovarian transplantation can actually…
New publication in Psycho-Oncology Journal from Oncofertility Consortium members
July 19, 2011
Although educational materials provide a potentially effective method to convey critical information, the distribution of educational materials about fertility preservation is undocumented. Oncofertility researchers sought to determine the prevalence of providers’ distribution of fertility preservation materials to patients and to assess physician and practice characteristics…
READ: Oncofertility Consortium member, Karrie Ann Snyder, publishes new article in the Journal of the American Medical Association
July 13, 2011
Karrie Ann Snyder and William Pearse discuss the information gap that still persists between patients and their health care teams in regard to fertility preservation. They argue that strategies need to be developed that will facilitate the integration of best-practice guidelines into clinical care and…
New Research: Vitrification Better than Slow Cryopreservation for Later Follicle Growth
July 6, 2011
New cryopreservation research published in Human Reproduction indicates advantages in vitrification over slow-freezing on the later ability of ovarian follicles to grow in vitro. The paper, by oncofertility researchers, Alison Ting, Richard Yeoman, Maralee Lawson, and Mary Zelinski at Oregon National Primate Research Center is…