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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,”…
Virtual Grand Rounds: Survivorship, Advocacy, and Identity in the Cancer Community
June 27, 2011
On June 23rd, Matt Zachary (I’m Too Young for This), Jonny Imerman (Imerman Angels), and Kathleen Boss (Gilda’s Club) led a discussion entitled, “Survivorship, Advocacy, and Identity in the Cancer Community.” Click below to watch this informative discussion from some of the leaders in the…
WATCH: Teresa K. Woodruff present the Oncofertility Consortium’s new iPhone App, iSaveFertility at Endo 2011
June 15, 2011
Watch the press release from the Endo 2011 Conference with Teresa K. Woodruff revealing the Oncofertility Consortium’s new iPhone App, iSaveFertility. iSave fertility is a free mobile resource for health care providers and their patients to help navigate fertility preservation.