Congratulations to Dr. Teresa Woodruff, the Director of the Oncofertility Consortium and the Dean of the Graduate School at Northwestern University for her most recent award. Dr. Woodruff was named to the National Academy of Inventors for her many patents and her creation…
There will be no VGR meeting this month. Enjoy your holiday and we will resume with Virtual Grand Rounds in January 2018.
Click here to learn more about the Oncofertility Virtual Grand Rounds (VGRs).
Congratulations to our colleagues in Tunisia who recently published in Future Oncology. The paper "Perurethral transvesical route for oocytes retrieval: an old technique for a new indication in oncofertility" aimed to evaluate the safety and efficiency of the peruretheral transvesical oocyte retrieval…
A new population-based study from Ontario, Canada revealed at ASRM found that young women who were survivors of hematologic cancer were more likely to have a diagnosis of infertility than cancer-free women.
Click here to read about this important study in its entirety.
Congratulations to The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University that becomes the first Chinese global partner of Oncofertility Consortium.
On October 21-22, 2017, Dr. Qionghua Chen, the chief director of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in The First Affiliated Hospital in…
The Oncofertility Consortium was mentioned recently in a feature in Greenwich Magazine, an online magazine from Connecticut. Connecticut was the first state to pass landmark oncofertility legislation, which opens access to fertility treatment for cancer patients. The law is named for Melissa…
Colleagues in Peru recently hosted a successful course on fertility preservation and are pleased to announce the opening of their first laboratory in Lima, Peru. See the post below from Dr. Flor Sanchez, who is one of the oncofertility ambassadors in Peru.
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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…
Congratulations to our colleagues in Australia who recently published two new review papers in the Journal of Psycho-Oncology. Read the abstracts below and click the links to read the full text.
Clinician provision of oncofertility support in cancer patients of a reproductive…
See below for information regarding the CCSS Career Development Award. This announcement is directed to both junior faculty and trainees. All of the information regarding this award is included below. Best of luck with your application!
CCSS Career Development Award
The CCSS Career…
July's VGR presentation is now available online. Joyce Reinecke, JD, Executive Director of the Alliance for Fertility Preservation, presented on advocating for insurance coverage and discussed the recent efforts in many states to mandate coverage for fertility preservation procedures. Connecticut and Rhode Island…
Last month, author Chloé McFeters released six coloring book journals for adults, including C is for Courage, a coloring book journal for those living with cancer. The book’s journal prompts invite the reader to write about the practical and emotional aspects…
Early-bird registration ends in just one week! Register now to ensure a low rate of $300 for the three-day Oncofertility Conference, which includes a full day of didactic education sessions and hands-on learning, and two full days of traditional lectures. Attendees also…
In collaboration with the Oncofertility Consortium, ASRM is now offering a Principles of Fertility Preservation for Reproductive Healthcare Providers Certificate Course. This project was sprearheaded by Drs. Divya Shah and Wendy Vitek and includes modules such as:
Overview of Initial Fertility Preservation…
Have you struggled with how to teach your children or students about reproductive health and puberty? Do you have questions about fertility or menopause? Reprotopia is an online resource that offers a wide range of free, scientifically accurate educational tools for…
The first day of the 2017 Oncofertility Conference will consist of a number of education sessions. These smaller, more intimate sessions, will cover a variety of practical oncofertility topics and allow for maximum interaction among attendees. Many of the courses include a…
There has been a minor modification to the VGR schedule. The July VGR will now be held on July 26th at 9am central time. Joyce Reinecke, JD, from the Alliance for Fertility Preservation, will discuss advocacy and insurance during her talk. Click…
We are now accepting abstract submissions for the upcoming Oncofertility Conference! Abstract submission deadline is September 29, 2017. You will be notified on October 6th of acceptance. Note that conference registration and attendance is required for all poster presenters.
Abstract awards are available…
Here are some new and notable publications from the field:
In vitro maturation of human immature oocytes for fertility preservation and research materialH Shirasawa, Y Terada - Reproductive Medicine and Biology, 2017In recent years, the importance of fertility preservation (FP) has increased.…
On June 20th, Connecticut passed bill HB 7124 which provides coverage of cryopreservation of eggs, sperm, or embryo for all patients facing a threat to fertility. More specifically, the new law amends the definition of infertility and is extended to include those…
Registration is now open for the 2017 Oncofertility Consortium Conference!! Register now!
Register now to secure your spot and to ensure the low early-bird rate of $300. Early-bird registration ends on July 31 and the price will increase to $350 on August…
The Oncofertility Consortium is excited to host its second annual Fellow Education Day during the 2017 Oncofertility Conference! This day-long course will be held on November 14 and will consist of four traditional lectures and two team-based learning exercises. The purpose…
Dr. Ralph Kazer delivered June's VGR "Fertility Preservation Strategies for Women About to Undergo Chemotherapy or Radiation Therapy" and this talk is now available online. Dr. Kazer is a professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility…
Members of the Global Partners Network recently published a commentary in the Biology of Reproduction. Below is more information from first author Saskia de Roo, who spent last year studying at the Consortium.
Let me first introduce myself, I am Saskia de Roo, and…
Join the team from Cincinnati Children’s as they discuss the strategies in preserving fertility in pediatric oncology patients and other at-risk children during a live event, Pediatric Oncofertility: A Comprehensive Review.
The multidisciplinary team from Cincinnati Children’s Oncology, Gynecology, and Urology…
SaveMyFertility.org has been updated to reflect our most recent patient and provider pocket guides. Check out the new website and download available pocket guides now!
SaveMyFertility.org is an authoritative resource for adult cancer patients and the parents of children with cancer who want to learn more…
The May VGR, delivered by Dr. Angela Lawson, is now available online. Dr. Lawson's talk Balancing Hope and Loss: Psychological Aspects of Gamete Cryopreservation in Cancer Patients explored the psychological aspects of infertility and oncofertility and she discussed her approach to counseling these patients. There were a…
Wednesday, May 10th was World Lupus Day and the Oncofertility Consortium would like to take the time to highlight the fertility needs of young women with lupus and the Northwestern treatment team that manages the disease and the fertility/endocrine needs of…
A message from Dr. Teresa Woodruff with some updates about Repropedia:
It is with great pleasure and pride that I announce the transition of Alexandra Rashedi, Editor-in-Chief Repropedia from the Woodruff Laboratory to Harvard University where she will begin a Master of…
The 2017-2018 Virtual Grand Rounds schedule is now available online. The series Oncofertility Practice Building will focus on the multifaceted approach to setting up an oncofertility practice, both domestically and aboard, and discuss practical ways to develop and implement an oncofertility program.
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The agenda for the 2017 Oncofertility Conference is now online! We are so excited to host the 11th annual meeting of the field on November 14-16, 2017 in Chicago, IL. The agenda is filled with a full-day of education sessions including…
On Wednesday, April 12, Dr. Jhenifer Rodrigues, who founded the Brazilian Oncofertility Consortium and subsequently, the Latin American Oncofertility Network, delivered the VGR. Her talk, The Oncofertility Field Expansion throughout Brasil and Latin America, gave an overview of oncofertility practices in…
Dr. Francesca Duncan and her colleagues recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
This paper "mTORC1/2 Inhibition Preserves Ovarian Function and Fertility during Genotoxic Chemotherapy" is significant for the following reasons: "A major unresolved issue for premenopausal women…
Drs. Teresa Woodruff and Shuo Xiao recently published in Toxicological Sciences, which is one of the top journals in toxicology field. This paper examined doxorubicin and its effect on follicle function and oocyte health. Here is more information about the paper from its…
The Oncofertility Consortium is excited to announce the release of 'A New You, That's Who', part of the Childhood Reproductive Education Project. In collaboration with faculty from Northwestern's School of Communication, including Ellen Wartella, PhD, Alexis Lauricella, PhD, Lisa Hurwitz, and Eric Patrick,…
The March VGR is now available online. Dr. Nao Suzuki presented an overview of the Japan Society for Fertility Preservation. His talk focused on the need for fertility preservation in Japan and history of JSFP. He also included an impressive array of…
LIVESTRONG has launched a dynamic online training for health professionals focused on issues related to cancer treatment and fertility.
Even though more than 150,000 people diagnosed with cancer during their reproductive years, studies have found that health care professionals are still not…
In January, 2017, Jessica R. Gorman from Oregon State University and colleagues published a study in the Journal of Cancer Survivorship comparing adoption considerations between female young adult cancer survivors and women of the same age in the general population. This…
Below is a message from one of our most active Global Partners, Dr. Kouhei Sugimoto, who represents the Japanese Society for Fertility Preservation. Congratulations to the team for all their hardwork!
We participated in the Congress of the Japan Society for Reproductive Psychology…
On Wednesday, February 15, Dr. Teresa Woodruff gave the VGR: Communicating Reproductive Science to a Doubtful World. During the talk, Dr. Woodruff described in detail all of the educational resources developed by the Oncofertility Consortium. Recently, the OC launched its newest website Reprotopia:…
The Oncofertility Consortium is proud to announce its latest website Reprotopia: Reproductive Health Education for All. Reprotopia is the one stop shop for all of the Consortium's educational programs.
This online resource provides individuals of all ages with authoritative reproductive health education…
Colleagues in Tunisia at the Aziza Othmana ART Center of Tunis completed translating the SaveMyFertility materials into French. This work was completed by Fatma Douik, Khadija Berejeb Kacem, and Marouen Braham under the direction of Mohamed Khrouf (pictured). We thank them for their hard work…
Congratulations to our colleague and friend of the Consortium, Dr. Kouhei Sugimoto, who recently received a job promotion.
Dr. Sugimoto is now a professor at Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital in Mibu, Tochigi, Japan. He will move there in April to start his new…
Each year the Oncofertility Conference brings together a diverse community of oncofertility stakeholders to review the yearly progress made in the field. Because the annual conference is so unique, it is no surprise that we receive news coverage each year. The 2016…
The Pediatric Oncofertility Research Foundation (PORF) is requesting proposals for its first $10,000 Research Grant. The Daniel J. Manella, Jr. Research Grant will be awarded to a researcher who is searching for ways to best use cryo-preserved ovarian, or testicular tissue…
The Genetic Task Force of Illinois (GTFI) and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) are hosting the annual medical genomics education symposium on Friday, February 3rd at Prentice Women’s Hospital in Chicago, IL. We invite you to attend this exciting…
The fifth book in the oncofertility series: Pediatric and Adolescent Oncofertility Best Practices and Emerging Technologies, is now available for purchase! The first book of its kind presenting a comprehensive discussion of pediatric and adolescent oncofertility. Congratulations to all of our colleagues…
Colleagues in Portugal recently published the Portuguese Recommendations for Fertility Preservation in the Portuguese Journal of Oncology.
The recommendations can be found here.
Congratulations to our colleagues on this incredible accomplishment!
Reference: Ana Teresa Almeida Santos, Gabriela Sousa, Adriana Teixeira, Pepe Cardoso, Cláudia Melo, Alexandra…