March 2016

Oncofertility Event in Lima, Peru

The Oncofertility Consortium is happy to announce an upcoming oncofertility event in Lima, Peru, which will be hosted by members of the Oncofertility Global Partners Network. Here is the announcement from Flor Sánchez:

The event, "VIII International Campus course: Updates on ART in the Andean Region Focus on Fertility preservation", organized by Johan Smitz, PhD (UZBRUSSEL/VUB - Belgium), Sergio Romero, PhD (CEFRA/BIOMER) and Flor Sánchez, PhD (BIOMER) - Peru, will be held on Lima, Peru on April, 14th - 16th.

The meeting will feature with lectures, hands on courses and symposiums about reproduction and fertility preservation topics and is addressed to Embryologists, biologists, medical technologists, obstetrician-gynecologists, medical oncologists, nurses, psychologists, professionals and students linked to ART and interested in the field of assisted reproduction.

Bioethics Today Series: Gametes or Organs: How Should We Legally Classify Ovaries Used for Transplantation?

Today we continue a new series highlighting reproductive medicine blog posts written by Lisa Campo-Engelstein, PhD, from the Alden March Bioethics Institute at Albany Medical College for BIOETHICS TODAY.  Dr. Campo-Engelstein's main research areas include reproductive ethics (particularly contraception, oncofertility, birth, and embry and parthenote research), gender and medicine, cancer ethics, and international bioethics (especially Costa Rica).  

Presentations from the 2015 Conference- Clarisa Gracia, MD, MSCE

Clarisa Gracia, MD, MSCE, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinologist, University of Pennsylvania, delivered the first talk during the afternoon Clinical Research Updates session during the 2015 Oncofertility Conference. Her interests include the study of hormonal and symptomatic changes during the natural menopausal transition in female cancer patients. Specifically, she is evaluating fertility potential in pediatric and young adult female cancer survivors using pelvic ultrasonography and serum hormones. She is also investigating novel methods for fertility preservation in female cancer patients, including ovarian cryopreservation.

To view Dr. Gracia's talk at the conference, click here.

Bioethics Today Series: Why we Need Oversight for Egg Donation

We're delighted to continue a new series highlighting reproductive medicine blog posts written by Lisa Campo-Engelstein, PhD, from the Alden March Bioethics Institute at Albany Medical College for BIOETHICS TODAY.  Dr. Campo-Engelstein's main research areas include reproductive ethics (particularly contraception, oncofertility, birth, and embry and parthenote research), gender and medicine, cancer ethics, and international bioethics (especially Costa Rica).