CU Fertility Preservation and Reproductive Late Effects Program

01/28/2025

A cancer diagnosis rocks your world, and you may wonder what gynecologic cancer means for fertility and reproductive health. 'Oncofertility' is a growing multidisciplinary area focusing on improving outcomes for cancer patients.

In the podcast, Dr. Appiah discusses the importance of conversations with providers about fertility preservation and patient options. Dr. Appiah shares how patients can battle against infertility risks and the future of oncofertility under insurance coverages.

🎧 Listen now 🎧: https://cufertilitypreservation.com/news/oncofertility-podcast/index.html

08/14/2024

Help us welcome our new fertility preservation specialty coordinator, Mikayla Ecker, BSN, RN, CPN!

Mikayla has a BSN from the University of Northern Colorado and has been working in nursing for 8 years. She was a recipient of the DAISY award in 2023 — which recognizes nurses who go above and beyond in clinical and patient care. Mikayla is dedicated to providing compassionate, quality, and impactful care for all patients and families.

08/06/2024

🌟 Advancements in Cancer Survival Rates
Cancer survival rates have improved significantly across all age groups, including young adults. Here are the key findings:

1. Children and Adolescents:
The overall 5-year survival rates for childhood and adolescent cancers are as follows:
• Children younger than 1 year: 83.2%
• Ages 1–4 years: 87.8%
• Ages 5–9 years: 85.7%
• Ages 10–14 years: 85.5%
• Adolescents ages 15–19 years: 87.3%
Advances in treatments (chemotherapy, radiation therapy, surgery, and bone marrow transplants) have contributed to these positive trends.

2. Young Adults (Ages 20–42):
• While data specifically for ages 20–42 may vary, overall survival rates have improved.
• For teenagers and young adults (ages 15–24), the 5-year survival rate increased from 79% to 87% .
• Continued research and better treatment options play a crucial role in enhancing outcomes for this age group.

🌈 Let’s celebrate progress and continue supporting cancer research! 💪

Feel free to share this updated information with others! 😊

Source:
cancercenter.com/community/blog/2023/01/cancer-survival-rates-are-improving
progressreport.cancer.gov/after/survival

04/22/2022

CU Fertility Preservation and Reproductive Late Effects Program Director, Leslie Appiah, MD, met recently with Fox 31 Denver to raise awareness around several factors that can affect fertility and current treatment options.
https://kdvr.com/news/what-we-all-need-to-know-for-infertility-awareness-week/

02/04/2022

Check out season 5 episode 4 of Charting Pediatrics when they interview CU Fertility Preservation's Leslie Appiah, MD. She discusses the innovative topic of fertility preservation for pediatric and adolescent patients -- both at cancer diagnosis and in survivorship.

You can listen and subscribe to Charting Pediatrics on Spotify, iTunes, Google Podcasts and Google Play.

https://chartingpediatrics.libsyn.com/innovations-in-fertility-preservation-with-leslie-appiah-md-s5e4

When our pediatric and adolescent patients are diagnosed with cancer or another life-altering conditions, the focus is often on treatment and not the changes chemotherapy, radiation and surgery may have on their body’s long-term function. In this episode, we are joined by Leslie Appiah, MD to disc...

01/18/2022

Our CU Fertility Preservation and Reproductive Late Effects Program Director, Leslie Appiah, MD, recently wrote an article for Coping, about preserving your fertility before and after cancer treatments.

Cancer survivors – Dr. Leslie Appiah shares what you need to know about preserving your fertility before and after cancer treatment.

https://copingmag.com/hope-for-the-future/

12/13/2021

The next NASPAG Oncofertility Journal Club is this Tuesday, December 14th at 2pm – held virtually through Zoom. This month’s presenter is, Meghan C.H. Ozcan, MD - REI Fellow at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island. Dr. Oscan will be presenting the article, “Fertility preservation for transgender adolescents and young adults: a systematic review” (Bram, Myers, Yee, and Librach, 2019).

Sign up to get added to our email list and receive current and future journal club invitations: https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/ob-gyn/events/naspag-oncofertility-journal-club

12/07/2021

Please join us for the next NASPAG Oncofertility Journal Club on Tuesday, December 14th at 2pm – held virtually through Zoom. Sessions are held quarterly and led by SIG members from across the nation - with faculty, trainee and post doc participation. Sign up to be added to our email list for current and future journal club invites: https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/ob-gyn/naspag

11/10/2021

Through Tuesday, November 30th (Giving Tuesday), the fertility preservation team at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is taking the plunge with The Chick Mission and we invite you to make a splash (and a difference) with us! For more information on how to participate and donate visit: https://www.greateggfreeze.com/team/cu-fertility-preservation-team

10/08/2021

The University of Colorado Fertility Preservation and Reproductive Late Effects (CU FPRLE) program is located on the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado. We serve patients from across Colorado and neighboring states through our programs at UCHealth and Children’s Hospital Colorado.

We are comprised of 13 multidisciplinary team members, including: Gynecology, Urology, Reproductive Endocrinology, Oncology, Internal Medicine, and Endocrinology for both pediatric and adult populations.

CU FPRLE provides consultation services for patients who have a diagnosis or anticipated treatment regimen that threatens future fertility. We frequently collaborate with the treatment team in addition to the fertility clinic to coordinate fertility preservation prior to treatment start. Fertility preservation options include: egg, embryo, and s***m freezing, ovarian transposition, ovarian tissue cryopreservation, and testicular tissue cryopreservation.

Our team has the capability of following a patient from diagnosis and fertility preservation to seeing the patient throughout treatment for reproductive health related concerns, and also in survivorship, too. We can’t wait to share more with you about our work and the research we are doing to help future fertility preservation efforts! Visit our website for more information on how to schedule an appointment or refer a patient to us!

https://cufertilitypreservation.com/

03/04/2021