Hormone replacement therapy is one of the most well-evidenced and regulatory-approved treatment options for menopause, but what about natural alternatives?

The reproductive community took note recently with the publication of research stating that ovarian tissue cryopreserved using a technique called vitrification, has resulted in a live human birth. Ovarian tissue cryopreservation is an experimental fertility preservation technique that involves the surgical removal of an ovary, freezing, and later thawing and transplantation when the woman is ready to have children. This technique is an option for women and girls who may not be able to undergo more established fertility preservation options but to-date only about 20 human live births have been reported using this technique.

Oncofertility is a multidisciplinary field of experts coming together to provide fertility options to cancer patients.  The multidisciplinary nature of the field was on display during our 7th annual Oncofertility Conference in Chicago, Illinois.  During the course of the conference, we saw presentations from international scientists, Northwestern program leaders, social workers, surgeons and reproductive endocrinologists (to name a few).

A group of more than 50 physicians and other healthcare professionals have signed an open letter calling on all parties involved in the Syrian conflict to stop targeting medical facilities and to permit medical care to continue without interference. In the letter, published online in the Lancet, the writers noted that 15,000 doctors have fled the country and 37% of the country’s hospitals have been destroyed, and that many areas of the country are completely without any health care.

Source:  Medpage Today