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Oncofertility Clinical Guidelines, Recommendations, & Opinions

By: Allison Goetsch -
Categories: Blog, Cancer, Communication, Education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, science
Tags: cancer, education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, publication, Techniques
Need to stay up to date on the latest clinical guidelines, recommendations, and opinions? Our Oncofertility Decision Tool Web Portal has an entire section devoted to bringing you ALL of the clinical guidelines affecting fertility preservation and oncology care.  We designed it this way so…
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APHON Releases Fertility Preservation Position Statement

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, Cancer, Fertility Preservation, General, National Physicians Cooperative, Oncofertility
Tags: Advocate, cancer, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, Patient Navigator, Techniques
Yesterday we posted a blog about the 36th annual APHON (Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses) Conference being held right now in Pittsburgh, PA.  It’s an exciting time for us because not only do we have a member of the Oncofertility Consortium presenting on fertility perseveration…
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Fertility Preservation and Sex Disparities

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, Cancer, fertility, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
Tags: breast cancer, cancer, Egg Banking, Embryo Banking, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, quality of life, Sperm Banking, Techniques
Infertility has been associated with psychological distress and can have a negative impact on quality of life in cancer survivors.  Reproductive concerns are often sited among young cancer survivors prior to, and following cancer treatment. A number of fertility preservation (FP) options are available to…
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Pediatric and Young Adult Cancer Patients and Fertility Preservation

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, Cancer, Education, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, Research
Tags: clinical research, cryopreservation, education, Egg Banking, Fertility Preservation, omg2012, Oncofertility, publication, Research, Sperm Banking, Techniques
At the Oncofertility Consortium, we stress the importance of collaboration among clinicians, basic scientists, and the humanities in an effort to ensure that cancer patients have fertility options after treatment. This is no small feat, but the emerging field of oncofertility is constantly evolving as…
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Oncofertility Consortium at Northwestern University Pioneers Fertility Preservation

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, Cancer, fertility, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility
Tags: cancer, Dr. Julian Schink, Fertility Preservation, Kristin Smith, Northwestern University, Oncofertility, ovarian tissue cryopreservation, publication, Research, social science, Techniques
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,…
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Training the Next Generation in Oncofertility: Part I

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, Cancer, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, Research
Tags: cancer, clinical research, education, Egg Banking, Fertility Preservation, infertility, Laxmi Kondapalli, Northwestern University, Oncofertility, ovarian biology, ovarian tissue cryopreservation, Research, Techniques, University of Colorado, Woodruff Lab
Laxmi Kondapalli being interviewed by Dayle Cedars from Channel 7 news in Denver One of the many, if not one of the most, important aims of the Oncofertility Consortium and its emphasis on fertility preservation research and clinical care, is “training the next generation.” Not…
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Oncofertility 101: A New Course in Emerging Fertility Preservation Techniques

By: Francesca Duncan -
Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, Research
Tags: clinical research, cryopreservation, education, Fertility Preservation, Northwestern University, Oncofertility, Oncofertility 101, ovarian biology, ovarian tissue cryopreservation, Techniques, vitro follicle growth, Woodruff Lab
By Francesca Duncan Most cancer therapies, while life-preserving, can threaten the future fertility of both males and females.  Fortunately, the menu of fertility preservation options is broad, and due to ongoing research efforts through the Oncofertility Consortium and around the globe, these options are ever-expanding. …
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Fertility Preservation and Motherhood

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility
Tags: fertility, Fertility Preservation, infertility, Lisa Campo-Engelstein, ovarian biology, ovarian tissue cryopreservation, publication, Sarah Rodriguez, Techniques
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.…
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Fertility Preservation: Childless by Choice

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, fertility, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
Tags: cancer, cryopreservation, Egg Banking, Fertility Preservation, infertility, Oncofertility, ovarian tissue cryopreservation, Personal stories, quality of life, Techniques
We hope that all patients of reproductive age who are diagnosed with cancer have the opportunity to discuss oncofertility with their provider shortly after diagnosis. This conversation should include the options, risks, benefits and various outcomes of available fertility preservation techniques. Oncofertility decisions can have…
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Ethical Implications of Investigational Fertility Preservation Research

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility
Tags: cancer, clinical research, cryopreservation, Egg Banking, ethics, Fertility Preservation, infertility, Oncofertility, ovarian tissue cryopreservation, Techniques
The goal of oncofertility is to preserve the future fertility of cancer patients and ensure they have reproductive choice after they’ve finished treatment. Not all methods of fertility preservation are considered “established” techniques meaning they are viewed as experimental and must be offered under Institutional…
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Cryo 2011: Refining Fertility Preservation

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, Conferences, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, Research
Tags: Conference, cryopreservation, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, ovarian biology, ovarian tissue cryopreservation, Sperm Banking, Techniques
Many young cancer patients prior to treatment undergo fertility preservation applications that utilize cryopreservation techniques such as egg banking, embryo banking and sperm banking. On July 24th – 27th, the 48th Annual Meeting for the Society of Cryobiology will be held at the LaSells Stewart Center…
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Techniques in Fertility: Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility
Tags: Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, ovarian tissue cryopreservation, Techniques
Over the past decades, advances in fertility, such as in vitro fertilization, also increased reproductive options for female cancer patients. Prior tobeginning chemotherapy and radiation, patients can now freeze down their eggs or embryos to be used after beating the cancer. Unfortunately, these options are…
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Techniques in Fertility: Sperm Banking

By: Oncofertility Admin -
Categories: Blog, Fertility Preservation, General
Tags: Fertility Preservation, infertility, Sperm Banking, stem cell transplant, Techniques
While much time and energy is spent investigating new techniques in female fertility preservation, the male side of things does not receive much attention. This is primarily because there is one quick and easy way for men to preempt medically induced infertility, that is, sperm…
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