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New Publication: Improved Fertility Preservation Care for Male Patients With Cancer After Establishment of Formalized Oncofertility Program
Thu January 26 2012

Survival to reproductive age among men with cancer has steadily increased and yet cancer therapy and cancer itself may carry the risk of infertility. Since 2006, Northwestern University has used a formalized fertility preservation program with expedited fertility care.

New Publication from Oncofertility Consortium Members: Which Patients Pursue Fertility Preservation Treatments? A Multicenter Analysis of the Predictors of Fertility Preservation in Women with Breast Cancer
Thu January 12 2012

Oncofertility researchers Clarisa Gracia, Sanghoon Lee, Christopher Morse, and Jennifer Mersereau published a new article in Fertility and Sterility detailing the results of a study performed over five years.

New Publication from Oncofertility Consortium Members in the Journal of Cancer Survivorship
Wed January 11 2012

A new publication from oncofertility researchers Jessica Gorman, Samantha Bailey, John Pierce, and Irene Su focuses on young adult female cancer survivors and fertility. Often young adult cancer survivors are unaware of their fertility status and uninformed regarding their fertility and fertility preservation options.

New Paper from Oncofertility Consortium Members: Effect of Infertility Treatment and Pregnancy-Related Hormones on Breast Cell Proliferation in vitro
Wed December 21 2011

MyOncofertility Makes the Survivorship Resource List in the New ASCO Pamphlet
Wed December 21 2011

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) just released their latest pamphlet on cancer survivorship. Listed in the resources section for cancer survivors, is MyOncofertility.org! Click on the link below to peruse this informative new pamphlet (skip to page 22 for a list of survivorship resources including MyOncofertility.org!).

Teresa K. Woodruff and the Women's Health Science Program at Northwestern University Are Recognized in Congress
Wed December 14 2011

Oncofertility Consortium® Founder and Director, Teresa K.

SaveMyFertility in Endocrine News
Thu December 8 2011

Read the December 2011 edition of the Endocrine News to learn more about SaveMyFertility.org and and how it's helping both patients and health-care providers focus on fertility. The article discusses how the Oncofertility Consortium® and the Hormone Foundation partnered up to develop SaveMyFertility.org and the first ever iPhone app for fertility preservation, iSaveFertility.

New Article in Nature from Oncofertility Consortium: Preserving Oocytes from Chemodestruction
Thu December 8 2011

Chemotherapy can save the lives of many individuals with cancer. Unfortunately, it usually causes infertility after treatment, posing a concern for these people who will face a lifetime condition that considerably limits the quality of their lives. Advances in the field of oncofertility have brought hope to cancer survivors who long to plan a family; however, standard approaches only rely on cryopreservation of sperms and eggs before treatment and do not prevent infertility.

New article: Oncofertility Consortium member, Irene Su, MD, MSCE, reviews how to measure ovarian function after cancer treatment
Wed November 30 2011

Read the latest article in ASRM's Menopausal Medicine by Oncofertility Consortium® member, Irene Su, MD, MSCE. Dr. Su discusses how to assess ovarian function and ovarian reserve in young women who have been exposed to gonadotoxic therapy.

The Oncofertility Consortium launches YouTube Channel!
Mon November 28 2011

As we continue to have a presence in the social networking world, we thought it only fitting to launch the Oncofertility Channel on YouTube! Please visit this new and exciting channel to learn more about the Oncofertility Consortium® including highlights from this year's conference.  If you like what you see, then subscribe to our channel and tell all your friends!