Hello everyone

The Leukaemia Foundation is holding Fertility Preservation Seminars for people affected by blood cancer in the NSW region.

As many of you know, some chemotherapy and radiotherapy regimes can compromise fertility in both men and women. In women, some types of chemotherapy and radiotherapy can cause varying degrees of damage to the normal functioning of their ovaries. This can lead to early menopause. In men, sperm production can be impaired for a while but the production of new sperm may become normal again in the future.

There are some options for preserving your fertility. To hear more about these options please come along to the Leukaemia Foundation's two free seminars on fertility preservation.
Details are below:

Wednesday 25 MARCH
FERTILITY PRESERVATION FOR PEOPLE WITH BLOOD CANCER
Speaker: Dr Christopher James, IVF Specialist
Venue: WRD, 2/26 Ralph Black Drive, North Wollongong
Time: 6.30pm – 8.30pm


Saturday 23 MAY
FERTILITY PRESERVATION FOR PEOPLE WITH BLOOD CANCER
Speaker: Dr Raewyn Teirney, IVF Specialist
Venue: Rockdale City Council Conference Room, 2 Bryant St, Rockdale
Time: 10am – 12 pm

All seminars are free and refreshments will be served!!

FOR INFORMATION AND BOOKINGS
Please contact Snezana
Ph: (02) 4226 9199 or 0423 781 074
or refer to Leukaemia Foundation's website www.leukaemia.org.au


Thanks
Danielle

Can I suggest that someone attending each of these seminars asks the speakers (if the topic is not raised by the speakers) what steps have been put in place by the medical profession and fertility preservation organisations to prevent young people diagnosed with blood cancers from slipping through the fertility net and being given treatments that may compromise their fertility without being given every opportunity to preserve their fertility before treatment commences.

We need a watertight fertility safety net for young people in Australia diagnosed with cancer and at present we don't have one. Maybe if a lawyer were assigned to each patient on diagnosis that would concentrate the minds of medical teams when planning treatments that may compromise fertility .

Cheers,
Ed.

Hi all,

I made an enquiry about the seminar in Rockdale and at this stage it’s scheduled for next Saturday, 30 May, and not this Saturday 23 May. There is also some doubt as to if it is going ahead at all due to numbers - so I'm told.

So, if you were thinking of getting along you need to call by Monday and let them know you are interested. I believe there may be a plan 'B' but am unsure of what that is at this stage. When I find out I will let you know - or simply call the number in Danielle's message and get the info first hand.

Ed, I will still attempt to get an answer to your question.

Healthy regards

Lyndon

Thanks for that Lyndon, I have quickly just posted the details and dates below!

Cheers

Kendall

Wednesday 25 MARCH
FERTILITY PRESERVATION FOR PEOPLE WITH BLOOD CANCER
Speaker: Dr Christopher James, IVF Specialist
Venue: WRD, 2/26 Ralph Black Drive, North Wollongong
Time: 6.30pm – 8.30pm


Saturday 30 MAY
FERTILITY PRESERVATION FOR PEOPLE WITH BLOOD CANCER
Speaker: Dr Raewyn Teirney, IVF Specialist
Venue: Rockdale City Council Conference Room, 2 Bryant St, Rockdale
Time: 10am – 12 pm

All seminars are free and refreshments will be served!!

FOR INFORMATION AND BOOKINGS
Please contact Snezana
Ph: (02) 4226 9199 or 0423 781 074
or refer to Leukaemia Foundation's website www.leukaemia.org.au