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Oncofertility: Fertility Preservation for Cancer Patients

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Being diagnosed with cancer at a young age is scary and it brings up a lot of questions. Will treatment affect your fertility? What are your options for fertility preservation?  In this program, Dr. Teresa Woodruff, Chief of the Division of Fertility Preservation at Northwestern Memorial Hospital discusses fertility and cancer.  You will also hear from a cancer survivor who has taken steps to ensure that she will have a chance to have children.

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Teresa Woodruff, Ph.D. Teresa Woodruff, Ph.D.
Chief of the Division of Fertility Preservation, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Dr. Teresa Woodruff is Chief of the Division of Fertility Preservation and the Founder and Director of the Institute for Women’s Health Research at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.  She is also a Thomas J. Watkins Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Professor of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology in the Weinberg College... more >

Holly Trandel,
Cancer Survivor
Holly Trandel was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Disease at age 14 and was treated at Children’s Memorial Hospital.  In 2009, she was diagnosed with breast cancer, most likely due to the treatment she had as a teen. Before she began treatment, she and her then fiance’ met with experts to discuss fertility preservation.  Ms. Trandel decided to harvest eggs and bank... more >

TRANSCRIPT:

  1. What is Oncofertility? LISTEN
  2. Holly’s Story LISTEN
  3. Options for Preserving Fertility LISTEN
  4. Where to Start: Connecting with An Expert LISTEN
  5. Advice for Others LISTEN

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