Fertility preservation in children with cancer
- Research Opportunity
- PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
- Number of Honour Places Available
- 1
- Department / Centre
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Location
- Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
| Primary Supervisor | Number | Webpage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Yasmin Jayasinghe | yasmin.jayasinghe@unimelb.edu.au | Personal web page |
Summary One in 900 children is a cancer survivor. Cancer treatment can significantly affect future fertility.
Project Details
Fertility preservation is where families may decide if they wish to choose options (such as ovarian or testicular tissue preservation) in the hope that it may protect a child's future fertility. The largest fertility program for children with cancer is at The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne. The program welcomes PhD, masters and honours students wishing to be involved in a multidisciplinary team undertaking research in order to improve clinical fertility care for children with cancer.
Research projects include development and evaluation of electronic platforms which guide clinicians in fertility care, and predict risk of future fertility, developing nomograms of ovarian follicle density in children with cancer, evaluating pathways of fertility care during survivorship, examining in vitro maturation of immature gonadal tissue, examining national protocols of oncofertility care for children in order to implement national guidelines.
Faculty Research Themes
School Research Themes
Cancer in Medicine, Child Health in Medicine
Research Opportunities
PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
Students who are interested in joining this project will need to consider their elegibility as well as other requirements before contacting the supervisor of this research
Key Contact
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Department / Centre
Research Node
Royal Children’s Hospital/Murdoch Childrens Research InstituteMDHS Research library
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