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Puberty and Fertility after Transplant

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Puberty and Fertility after Transplant

This presentation is given by Dr. Christina Wiedl, the Director of the Pediatric and Young Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Program at the Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU Massey Cancer Center. She discusses:

  • Differences in biology of fertility for men and women
  • If treated at a young age, the impact on puberty
  • Who is at risk for oncology treatment or bone marrow transplant affecting future fertility
  • Male family building options
  • Female family building options
  • Third party reproduction
  • Adoptions
  • Resources

This video is a recording of the workshop conducted at the 2017 Celebrating a Second Chance at Life Survivorship Symposium. It is a 30-minute presentation followed by a 30-minute Q & A session.

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