Table 3.
Selected Patient and Provider Oncofertility Resources
| Patient and Provider Websites | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organization/Site | Web Address | Purpose | Patient | Provider |
| MyOncofertility |
www.myoncofertility.org (English) es.myoncofertility.org (Spanish) |
Provides patients with information about fertility preservation options throughout cancer treatment | • | |
| The Oncofertility Consortium | oncofertility.northwestern.edu | Coordinates an interdisciplinary team of medical specialists, basic scientists and scholars to explore and expand the fertility preservation options for cancer patients | • | • |
| The Oncofertility Consortium Blog | blog.oncofertility.northwestern.edu | Provides synopses of recent news, information, and research related to oncofertility | • | • |
| FERTLINE | oncofertility.northwestern.edu fertline (001) 866 708 3378 |
Phoneline that connects patients and providers to one-on-one fertility preservation support | • | • |
| Fertile Hope | www.fertilehope.org | Provides reproductive information and support to cancer patients and survivors | • | • |
| Lance Armstrong Foundation: Female Infertility | www.livestrong.org/Get-HelpLearn-About-Cancer/Cancer-Support-Topics/Physical-Effects-Of-CancerFemale-Infertility | Identifies and addresses emotional and physical issues faced by cancer survivors | • | |
| I’m too young for this! | i2y.com | Disseminates age-appropriate information and support to young cancer patients at all stages of survivorship | • | |
| Imerman Angels | www.imermanangels.org | Provides personalized connections that enable 1-on-1 support among cancer fighters, survivors, and caregivers | • | |
| Center for Young/Women’s Health (Children’s Hospital Boston) | www.youngwomenshealth.org/gyn_menu.html#cancer | Helps teen girls and their parents, teachers, and healthcare providers improve their understanding of normal health and development, as well as of specific diseases and conditions | • | • |
| Hope for Two | www.pregnantwithcancer.org | Provides women diagnosed with cancer while pregnant with information, support, and hope | • | |
| Cancer and Careers | www.cancerandcareers.org | Provides tools and support to women in the workplace dealing with a cancer diagnosis | • | • |
| Be Bright Pink | www.bebrightpink.org | Provides education and support tools for high-risk individuals to take control of their breast and ovarian health | • | |
| PRISM (University of Chicago Medical Center) | www.uchospitals.edu/specialtiesobgyn/prism | Helps to identify, prevent, and treat sexual health problems in female cancer patients and survivors | • | |
| Cancer Legal Resource Center | www.disabilityrightslegalcenter.org/about/cancerlegalresource.cfm | Provides free and confidential information and resources on cancer- related legal issues to cancer survivors, care-givers, healthcare professionals, employers, and others coping with cancer | • | • |
| SaveMyFertility | http://savemyfertility.org | Provides cancer patients and families with information about fertility preservation and protecting hormonal health before, during, and after cancer treatment. This site also provides healthcare providers with pocket guides and patient fact sheets. Information from this website is available as an iPhone application (iSaveFertility) and can be downloaded free at http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/isavefertility/id436397171?mt=8&ls=1. | • | • |
| Fertility Preservation Practice Guidelines | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Society | Web Address | Patient | Provider |
| ASCO (clinical guidelines) | www.asco.org/ascov2/Practice+&+Guidelines/Guidelines | • | |
| ASRM (Ethics Committee: Fertility Preservation and Reproduction in Cancer Patients) | www.asrm.org/publications/detail.aspx?id=613 | • | |
| Assisted Reproductive Technology Resources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resource | Web Address | Purpose | Patient | Provider |
| 2007 CDC ART Report | www.cdc.gov/ART/ART2007/ifct.htm | Provides a comparison of ART clinics based on types of ART used, patient diagnoses, success rate that each clinic reported and verified for 2007, and individual program characteristics | • | • |
| Society for Assisted Reproductive Technologies | www.sart.org | Provides and maintains a standard set of guidelines for ART practices in addition to helping patients locate and contact infertility clinics and view national and individual clinic IVF success rates | • | • |
ART = assisted reproductive technology.