Posted by Tara S. Kerpelman on August 10, 2009
Teresa Woodruff, director of the Oncofertility Consortium, was interviewed on WGN-TV, Chicago about follicle maturation for cancer and fertility research.
In the video interview from August 5th, Teresa talks about isolating individual follicle cells and storing them in a 3D gel similar to the ovary’s environment where the follicles may be able to mature. Then the eggs from the follicles would be available to implant for fertilization. But the process is still experimental, for now.
CLTV picked up the video yesterday. You can watch it here.
Posted by Tara S. Kerpelman on July 30, 2009
An article on infertility and religion in the context of Oncofertility came out today on the Medill Reports Web site. In “Reconciling religion and infertility,” Alina Dain uses the discussions from the Second Annual Oncofertility Summit to explain the different points of view various religions have on what is morally acceptable when trying to conceive after cancer.
The article covers Judaism, Islam and Catholism and includes quotes from Dr. Sherman Silber, Laurie Zoloth, Rumee Ahmed and Paul Lauritzen, all speakers at this year’s Summit.
Posted by Tara S. Kerpelman on July 29, 2009
A magazine in Brazil, “Isto É,” highlighted the Oncofertility Consortium‘s research in an article entitled “Depois do câncer, a chance de ter filhos: Tratamentos de reproduçaõ assistida permitem aos pacientes realizar o sonho da gravidez” (A chance at having children after cancer: Assisted reproductive technologies allow patients to carry out their dreams of pregnancy) by Renata Cabral.
You can find the article in the “Medicine and Well-Being” section on page 17 of the July 15th issue of the weekly.
Click here for the online version of the article.
Posted by Tara S. Kerpelman on July 28, 2009
Check back soon on our blog for a video interview with Dr. Sherman Silber at the 2nd Annual Oncofertility Summit.
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In case you missed the Virtual Grand Rounds from July 16th, you can watch the video of “The National Physicians Cooperative: Tales from the Front; Establishing a Comprehensive Fertility Preservation Program”on the Oncofertility Web site here.
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The OSA counterpart in San Diego, the Be WiSE (Better Education for Women in Science and Engineering) Young Women in Cancer Research Oncofertility Academy, was highlighted in the Del Mar Times. Twelve young women representing 10 high schools were at the event on July 25 to learn about Oncofertility and to hear from an ovarian cancer survivor.
Read more about it in the article by Gina McGalliard here.
Posted by Tara S. Kerpelman on July 24, 2009
Coverage from yesterday’s summit can be found @tarainyoureyes.
Today you can see it on both that account and @oncofertility.
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In case you aren’t following us on the live coverage on the post below (click here to get there) here is the schedule for today:
Economics Panel
9am-10:45am
Religion
10:45am-12:15pm
Break
Feminist Theory
1:30pm-3pm
Reproduction, Parenthood, and Sexuality
3:15pm-4:45pm
Posted by Tara S. Kerpelman on July 23, 2009
For now you can follow the Summit @tarainyoureyes or on the blog post below.
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Hello everyone!
To watch our live coverage and to participate from wherever you are, just watch us on this post. The window below will update automatically once the Summit begins. Then just jump right in. We’ll also be tweeting so look out for updates on the right-hand frame and in the window below and we’ll have some new blog entries that will be filed above this one – so don’t forget to scroll down to find the live coverage again later!
