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Implementation of a Fertility Preservation Program
Based on the Oncofertility Consortium’s experience of building comprehensive fertility preservation programs, we have compiled the following resources: OTC Users Manual This manual details the how sites can start their own ovarian tissue cryopreservation protocol and can also serve as a reference for general fertility preservation programs. For…
Onco-Sexuality Committee
Scope Sexual Health and Cancer Board In collaboration with The Scientific Network on Sexual Health and Cancer (*) more board members will be added Contact Chair: TBD Website: www.cancersexnetwork.org/
Patient Navigation Committee
Scope Coordination of all aspects of care for patients who may be at risk for long-term fertility or reproductive health issues Board Kara Bendle (USA) Kate Daunov (USA) Laura Erickson (USA) Olivia Jaworek Frias (USA) Tennille Hillyard (USA) Rachel Laughlin (USA) Lauren Martino (USA) Megan…
Practice Committee
Scope General, multidisciplinary committee concerned with improving oncofertility practice on local, national and global levels Board Antoinette Anazodo (Australia) Lauren Ataman-Millhouse (USA) Mindy Christianson (USA) Yasmin Jayasinghe (Australia) Matteo Lambertini (Italy) Richard Leach (USA) Renée Mulder (Netherlands) Mahmoud Salama (USA) Suneeta Senapati (USA) Nao Suzuki…
Annual Conference & Biennial Book Committee
Scope Oncofertility consortium annual conference and biennial book Board Claus Yding Andersen (Denmark) Isabelle Demeestere (Belgium) Clarisa Gracia (USA) Molly Moravek (USA) Kenny Rodriguez-Wallberg (Sweden) (*) more board members will be added Contact Chair: Molly Moravek Email: mpenderg@med.umich.edu Website: TBD
Non-Oncological Conditions Committee
Scope Fertility preservation and restoration for non-cancer patients including autoimmune diseases, transgenders & patients with DSD Board Stacy Ardoin (USA) Courtney Finlayson (USA) Claus Gravholt (Denmark) Jacqueline Sara Jeruss (USA) Emilie Johnson (USA) Jacqueline Maher (USA) Evelyn Mok-Lin (USA) Lydia Pecker (USA) (*) more board…
Surgery Committee
Scope Surgical fertility preservation and restoration including reproductive transplantation and transgender surgery Board Pernilla Dahm-Kahler (Sweden) Marie-Madeleine Dolmans (Belgium) Tommaso Falcone (USA) Cecile Ferrando (USA) Rebecca Flyckt (USA) Kathleen Hwang (USA) Zaraq Khan (USA) Erin Rowell (USA) Dror Meirow (Israel) Contact Chair: Rebecca Flyckt Email:…
Startups Committee
Scope Supporting groups attempting to start fertility preservation programs as well as support for existing programs needing guidance to grow/improve Board María Bourlon (Mexico) Sukhkamal Campbell (USA) Krista Childress (USA) Olivia Frias (USA) Deborah Holman (USA) Nalini Kaul Mahajan (India) Mohamed Khrouf (Tunisia) Eileen Manalo…
Systems Optimization, Advocacy & Resource (SOAR) Committee
Scope Optimizing oncofertility care delivery in high resource settings Board Dunja Baston Buest (Germany) Karen Burns (USA) Kara Goldman (USA) Romina Ileana Pesce (Argentina) Kristin Smith (USA) (*) more board members will be added Contact Chair: Kara Goldman & Karen Burns Email: kara.goldman@nm.org & karen.burns@cchmc.org…
Education Committee
Scope Developing and distributing quality educational scholarship that translates oncofertility from the bench to bedside to babies Board Stine Gry Kristensen (Denmark) Dana Kimelman (Uruguay) Mary Ellen Pavone ( USA) Teresa Almeida Santos (Portugal) Divya Kelath Shah (USA) Wendy S. Vitek (USA) (*) more board…
Humanities Committee
Scope Oncofertility ethics, psychosocial, arts, historical and religious perspectives Board Meghan Bowman (USA) Lisa Campo-Engelstein (USA) Vania Goncalves (Portugal) Vicky Lehmann (Netherlands) Michelle Peate (Australia) Gwendolyn Quinn (USA) Joyce Reinecke (USA) Susan Vadaparampil (USA) (*) more board members will be added Contact Chair: Gwendolyn Quinn…
Basic Science Committee
Scope Oncofertility basic science & lab research Board Christiani Andrade Amorim (Belgium) Francesca E. Duncan (USA) Miyuki Harada (Japan) Karla Hutt (Australia) Helen M Picton (UK) Lonnie Shea (USA) Ariella Shikanov (USA) John Smitz (Belgium) Evelyn Telfer (UK) Alison Ting (USA) Shuo Xiao (USA) Mary…
Male Oncofertility Committee
Scope Fertility preservation and restoration in males: bench to bedside Board Robert Brannigan (USA) Debra Gook (Australia) Ellen Goossens (Belgium) Matthew Hudnall (USA) Rod Mitchell (UK) Nina Neuhaus (Germany) Kyle Orwig (USA) Nathalie Rives (France) James Smith (USA) Jan Bernd Stukenborg (Sweden) Christine Wyns (Belgium)…
Female Oncofertility Committee
Scope Female fertility preservation and utero ovarian late effects Board Frederic Amant (Netherlands) Richard Anderson (UK) Leslie Appiah (USA) Pedro Barri (Spain) Michel De Vos (Belgium Shari Goldfarb (USA) Pasquale Patrizio (USA) Kate Stern (Australia) Yasushi Takai (Japan) Lynn Westphal (USA) Terri Woodard (USA) Contact…
Pediatric and Adolescent Committee (PAC)
Scope Preserving and protecting the fertility of children and adolescents at risk for infertility due to medical conditions or treatments Board Kari Bjornard (USA) Allison Close (USA) Maggie Dwiggins (USA) Veronica Gomez-Lobo (USA) Holly Hoefgen (USA) Anthony Kayiira (Uganda) Tyler Ketterl (USA) Lillian R. Meacham…
About Dialogues in Oncofertility
Dialogues in Oncofertility is a record of scholarly output generated by members of the Oncofertility Professional Engagement Network (OPEN). The goal of Dialogues is to preserve the intellectual works created by the oncofertility community and to promote its authors by enabling discovery and accessibility of…
Oncofertility Decision Tools
Maintaining Fertility in Young Women with Breast Cancer
Abstract OPINION STATEMENT: Breast cancer effects nearly 200,000 American women each year, with 9% of these women still in their childbearing years. For this subset of future survivors, the issue of fertility may be a significant quality-of-life concern. Both the causes and treatments for infertility…
Interpenetrating Fibrin–Alginate Matrices For In Vitro Ovarian Follicle Development
Abstract In this report, we investigate the fibrin-alginate interpenetrating network (FA-IPN) to provide dynamic cell-responsive mechanical properties, which we apply to the in vitro growth of ovarian follicles. The mechanical properties and polymerization rate of the gels were investigated by rheology, and the fiber structure…
Hydrogel Network Design Using Multifunctional Macromers to Coordinate Tissue Maturation in Ovarian Follicle Culture
Abstract Synthetic hydrogels with tunable properties are appealing for regenerative medicine. A critical limitation in hydrogel design at low solids concentration is the formation of defects, which increase gelation times and swelling, and reduce elasticity. Here, we report that trifunctional cross-linking peptides applied to 4-arm…
OTC: Updated Users Manual
*These documents have been updated to un-link protocols from the Oncofertility Consortium. Please use as a guideline when submitting amendments to your IRB or starting a new protocol* Section 1. Oncofertility Guidelines (including Confidentiality Agreements) 01a. Oncofertility Consortium Guidelines Section 2. Establish your Team; Brand…
Resources For Educators
Get Involved
There are a number of ways you can get involved with the Oncofertility Consortium and join our effort towards exploring and expanding the options for the reproductive future of cancer survivors. Oncofertility Virtual Grand Rounds These meetings provide opportunities for the international network of collaborators…