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New Oncofertility Logos Available for Download!
September 23, 2011
The new and improved Oncofertility Consortium logos are now available online. Clinicians and researchers can now download them to use on brochures, presentations, and more! Download the logos.
Documentary Highlights First 5 Years of Oncofertility
September 19, 2011
The documentary, “A Roadmap for the Future: Inquiry, Discourse, and Innovation in the Oncofertility Consortium,” has been released to the public. The short film first premiered at the Gala dinner of the 2011 Oncofertility Consortium Conference last Monday and includes interviews with clinicians and researchers…
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…