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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…
This week: Oncofertility Consortium member, Mary Zelinksi, discusses fertility preservation with national media outlets.
July 6, 2011
At Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, researchers are testing a compound called sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P), a naturally occurring molecule which has been shown to prevent germ cell death in mice receiving radiation therapy and chemotherapy. Oncofertility Consortium member, Mary Zelinksi, discusses this experimental treatment…
Article from Oncofertility Consortium community members published in Chinese
June 30, 2011
In 2010, members of the oncofertility community joined together discuss the past, present, and future of ovarian tissue research. This meeting resulted in the publication, “Current achievements and future research directions in ovarian tissue culture, in vitro follicle development and transplantation: implications for fertility preservation,”…