Instituto de GinecologÍa e Infertilidad (IFER) is one of the most years working in Fertility services in Argentina(more than 30 years). They perform more than 1500 in vitro fertilization annually. They perform oocyte and ovarian tissue vitrification for fertility preservation, and have the first newborn in Latin America after ovarian…
Royan Human Ovarian Tissue Bank Background and Project According to published statistics by Iranian Cancer Society, cancer has had arising progress in recent years which brings many concerns. Today, by the advances in medical sciences, many cancers are considered treatable providing on time diagnosis and…
Summary Advances in medical technology provide regular opportunities to explore theological reflection and magisterial teaching at the border of science and conscience. This article reflects on one such advance involving fertility preservation for cancer patients. The authors argue that ovarian tissue transplantation (OTT) poses intriguing…
Kazuhiro Kawamura, MD, PhD, International University of Health and Welfare School of Medicine In vitro activation (IVA) for Oncofertility Satish Kumar Adiga, PhD, Kasturba Medical College Access to fertility preservation care in India Wen Li, MD, PhD, Changzheng Hospital Applying urinary bladder matrix scaffold to…
Below are 20 new and notable publications from the field of oncofertility over the past six months. Congratulations to all of our colleagues on these publications. New Promising Strategies in Oncofertility. Hudson JN, Stanley NB, Nahata L, Bowman-Curci M, Quinn GP. Expert Rev Qual Life Cancer…
Fertility sparing procedures which were once infrequent and under utilized, are now more commonly performed in young men and women facing a cancer diagnosis. A recent article in the February issue of the American College of Surgeons Bulletin, entitled Gynecologic Oncology Surgeons Spare Patients’ Fertility,…
Motherhood has long been viewed as a valued role for women, regardless of whether or not every woman is a mother or plans on being one. In all fairness, it is a defining role for many women and something that gives their lives added meaning.…
Paul Lauritzen Ph.D., and Andrea Vincini S.J., recently published Oncofertility and the Boundaries of Moral Reflection. The scholarship in Theological Studies reflects on advances in fertility preservation in relation to magisterial teaching. The authors focus specifically on ovarian tissue transplantation (OTT) and argue that this…
Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) first came onto the Vatican’s radar in the early 1950s and by 1956 Pope Pius XII, proclaimed artificial reproduction as unlawful in the Catholic Church, because it produced human lives by separating procreation and normal sexual function. Fast-forward to Catholic moral teaching…
Female cancer patients interested in preserving their fertility prior to treatment may choose from a variety of options including egg banking, embryo banking, or ovarian tissue cryopreservation. While some fertility preservation techniques, such as egg and embryo baking, require a 2 to 3 week delay…
Congratulations to Ariella Shikanov on receiving the IBNAM-Baxter Early Career Award. She will investigate a combination of natural and synthetic hydrogels and drug delivery technology to maximize ovarian tissue transplantation. The full story can be found here!
Relevant talks from our recent oncofertility webinars & annual conference on Surgery Updates & Debates in Fertility Preservation: Uterine Transposition: Novel procedure to preserve fertility in young women with pelvic cancers (Mario M. Leitao, Jr, USA) Uterine Flipping (Romina Pesce, Argentina) Uterine Transplant (Rebecca Flyckt,…
Over the past months, the Scientific Committees of the Oncofertility Consortium have hosted several webinars covering very interesting oncofertility topics. Thank you to all the speakers! In Vitro Oogenesis & Making Competent Oocytes from Skin Cells Dr. Sherman Silber – December 16, 2022 International Guideline…
The Oncofertility Consortium congratulates Dr. Kyle E. Orwig, PhD (the Chair of Male Oncofertility Scientific Committee) for receiving the ASRM 2022 Distinguished Researcher Award. This award recognizes a member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine who has made outstanding contributions to clinical or basic…
Over 240 attendees from 15 countries around the globe participated in the 14th Annual Conference of Oncofertility Consortium May 2-4, 2022, that was in-person and hosted by the Magee-Women’s Research Institute & Foundation in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. This 3-day meeting was the first opportunity for…
Organizer: Oncofertility Consortium Topic: Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation and Transplantation (OTC & OTT), and Simple Robust IVM. Speaker: Dr. Sherman Silber, USA Moderators: Dr. Kyle Orwig, Dr. Mindy Christianson & Dr. Mahmoud Salama
Introduction to Oncofertility (Free Online Course – coursra) (intro video) Oncofertility Consortium-ASRM Online Course for Reproductive Health Providers Introduction to Reproduction (Free Online Course – Coursera) ECHO Training (Enriching Communication Skills for Health Professionals in Oncofertility) Master of Science in Reproductive Science and Medicine (MS-RSM)…
Turner syndrome (TS) is the most common sex chromosome disorder with an incidence of 1/2500 live-born females. This condition occurs with a similar frequency in all populations. Natural History Turner syndrome is a developmental disorder and is caused by the absence or structural abnormality of…
Incidence Sickle cell anemia affects about 100,000 people in the United States yearly and 1/500 African American births. It is more common in African Americans and specifically in locations such as sub-Saharan Africa, Saudi Arabia, India, and Spanish speaking areas of South America and Central…
What is Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)? Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory condition comprised of two major disorders: ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn disease (CD). These disorders have distinct yet overlapping pathologic and clinical characteristics; however, their pathogenesis remains poorly understood. Prevalence and Incidence…
Incidence Hurler syndrome, a Mucopolysaccharidosis type 1 (MPS I) condition, occurs in ~1/100,000 infants born[1]. It is a panethnic condition, affecting individuals all over the world, however there is a higher proportion of infants born with Hurler syndrome in North America and Europe than in…
Prevalence DiGeorge Syndrome (22q11.2 deletion syndrome), which is also referred to as velocardiofacial syndrome, is one of the most common genetic syndromes with a prevalence of 1:4000 [1]. With approximately 2.5 million children born each year in the United States, it is estimated that around…
Incidence Aspartylglucosaminuria (AGU) (OMIM #208400) occurs worldwide, but is primarly found in individuals of Finnish ancestry[1]. AGU affects approximately 1 in 3,643 children in Finland and approximately 1 out of every 30 Finnish individuals are carriers of the autosomal recessive condition[2]. Natural History AGU is a rare,…
Incidence Aplastic anemia (AA) occurs in two to four subjects per million population per year, according to Marsch (2009). Natural History Aplastic anemia is a disease in which all three cell lines (red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets) in the bone marrow are destroyed…
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