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Version 2.0 of RTL's iOS Fertility Preservation App
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 Download Version 2.0 of our
Fertility Preservation App for iOS on the
App Store by searching for Fertility Preservation or ReproTech.
We listened to your advice! 2.0 includes updates to the clinic search feature and a redesigned pdf viewer for our educational booklet,
Fertility Preservation 101.
We just released our initial Android version of the App. Multiple updates will be occurring in November as we add features to this platform. Download the App on Google Play and please let us know any suggestions or thoughts you have! Email Joy at jbader@reprotech.com.
Watch for our Facebook poll on the App in November - December. You could win a gift card!
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Egg Freezing No Longer Labeled Experimental | |
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Last month ReproTech staff attended the annual meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) in San Diego. This is THE big event for the reproductive industry, and this year was particularly exciting with the announcement that ASRM has lifted the "experimental" label from egg (oocyte) freezing techniques in certain cases.
From the report, "...among the medical indications for its use are fertility preservation for patients who may be left infertile following medical treatments for other diseases, some genetic conditions, or IVF treatment interrupted by the unexpected inability to obtain sperm."
Read the Press Release from ASRM
Most of the fertility clinics in ReproTech's Fertility Preservation Network now offer egg freezing, but with the experimental label lifted, we can expect to see even more clinics offering this procedure, and ASRM hopes the new policy will encourage insurance companies to pay for egg freezing.
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Mental Health Highlights from ASRM | |
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The November newsletter from the American Fertility Association (AFA) contains a brief summary of the mental health highlights from last month's American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) meeting:
Mental Health Highlights from ASRM 2012
The website www.reproductivefacts.org, from the ASRM, contains comprehensive information on reproductive medicine - a great resource for you and your patients.
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Make-A-Wish Dream Comes True | |
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 We wanted to share the story of Tai, niece of RTL - Texas' site director, Nanette. Tai was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma at age 16. This video shares Tai's story of her wish and how her experience with Make-A-Wish has come full circle in her current position as graphic and web designer for the same organization that granted her wish 10 years ago.
Watch Tai's Video on YouTube
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Fertility Preservation: A Patient's Choice | |
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The article "Breast Cancer Patients Have Options on Preserving Fertility" was posted in the Dallas Morning News last month. Emily Eargle of LiveSTRONG's Sharing Hope Programs was quoted in the article. RTL works closely with Emily and her team, and this quote echos some of the responses RTL staff has also received from oncology professionals regarding offering fertility preservation services:
"The biggest error that we're seeing is that people are not having the conversation based on assumptions - that they're too old, or too young, or that it's not safe, or they don't think it's affordable,"
Read the Full Article
The decision to proceed or not proceed with fertility preservation services is your patient's, and members of the patient's oncology team now have the opportunity to educate patients and offer them resources to enable them to make this decision. Please contact ReproTech if you would like to receive educational materials or referrals on fertility preservation.
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Where in the
World is ReproTech? | |
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Thank you to all of those who came by to visit our booth at the
National Coalition of Oncology Nurse Navigators' (NCONN) Conference in Nashville last month. We enjoyed meeting so many amazing nurses and other oncology professionals. Thanks to NCONN for putting on a great
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conference!
We've wrapped up our conferences for 2012, and hope to see you during some of our travels next year.
Stay tuned for our 2013 conference schedule.
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