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Dr. Karen Glass & Jessica Lang, Bonnie Fish & Jennifer Ouaknine, and Jack Lenz Finding Your Bliss
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This week on Finding Your Bliss, we have a show devoted to preserving fertility, even in the face of cancer. Life Coach Judy Librach sits down with Oncofertility specialist Dr. Karen Glass from the CReATe Fertility Centre, and also with a very happy patient who was able to freeze her embryos before cancer treatment and is now pregnant with her first child!
Jessica was diagnosed with breast cancer at 33-years old and was told she needed to have surgery and treatment to remove it. After surgery, she was sent to the CReATe Fertility Clinic in Toronto to have her eggs retrieved as the cancer treatment could have hurt her ovarian reserve. She went to see Dr. Karen Glass at the CReATe Fertility Centre, and they decided to freeze her embryos instead of her eggs. As she puts it, with Dr. Glasss amazing expertise, I was able to retrieve 33 eggs, all of which were fertilized, and then 15 survived to 5 day blastocysts. This was a great turnout!
On Valentines Day this past February, they did an embryo transfer and found out 10 days later that they are pregnant and expecting their first child!
More on Dr. Karen Glass: Born in Toronto, Dr. Karen Glass took her undergraduate training at University of Western Ontario, her medical training at University of Ottawa and her postgraduate training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.
Dr. Glass interest in laparoscopic and hysteroscopic surgery brought her to Los Angeles and UCLA where she had a dual appointment in the divisions of REI and Urogynecology. She worked with David Meldrums team at Reproductive Partners Medical Group for the REI part of her training.
In 1999, she returned to Canada as Assistant Professor at McMaster University. In 2002, Dr. Glass moved to Toronto to concentrate her efforts on REI and specifically Fertility Preservation in oncology patients. She joined the CReATe Fertility Centre. She is their Director of Fertility Preservation. She is on staff at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and Womens College Hospital. She is Assistant Professor at University of Toronto.
She served on the executive of the Fertility Preservation Special Interest Group of the ASRM for 5 years (2009-2014). She is currently the Chair of the FP Special Interest Group of CFAS. She received a prestigious grant as a co-investigator from CIHR and CBCF to study young women with breast cancer (RUBY Study). She sits on the Oncofertility Working Group for Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology. This is part of Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC). She sits on the Medical Advisory Panel of Fertile Future. In October 2015, Fertile Future honoured Dr. Glass for her work with young people with cancer. Dr. Glass has spoken all over Canada on Oncofertility. She sees young cancer patients from all over Ontario who require consultation and help regarding fertility preservation.
Also on the program we have Bonnie Fish, the Board President of the Israel Cancer Research Fund (ICRF) and Jennifer Ouaknine, the Executive Director of the ICRF, to discuss exciting cancer research and their upcoming Women of Action 20th anniversary event.
Bonnie Fish is a partner at the Toronto Law Firm of Fogler Rubinoff LLP, and as mentioned, is the Board President of Israel Cancer Research Fund. Bonnie has been the President of ICRF for over three years now and she also sits on the International Board of Trustees. Bonnie is also a co-chair of ICRFs upcoming signature event, Women of Action which takes place on Sunday May 15th at the Oakdale Golf and Country Club.
Jennifer Ouaknine is the Executive Director of the Israel Cancer Research Fund in Toronto. Jennifer is a leader with a proven track record for delivering strong results in fundraising, event planning and execution, and management expertise. Prior to working in the non-for-profit world, Jennifer had a long and successful career in banking, serving the needs of their high-net-worth clients.
As Executive Director of IC
This week on Finding Your Bliss, we have a show devoted to preserving fertility, even in the face of cancer. Life Coach Judy Librach sits down with Oncofertility specialist Dr. Karen Glass from the CReATe Fertility Centre, and also with a very happy patient who was able to freeze her embryos before cancer treatment and is now pregnant with her first child!
Jessica was diagnosed with breast cancer at 33-years old and was told she needed to have surgery and treatment to remove it. After surgery, she was sent to the CReATe Fertility Clinic in Toronto to have her eggs retrieved as the cancer treatment could have hurt her ovarian reserve. She went to see Dr. Karen Glass at the CReATe Fertility Centre, and they decided to freeze her embryos instead of her eggs. As she puts it, with Dr. Glasss amazing expertise, I was able to retrieve 33 eggs, all of which were fertilized, and then 15 survived to 5 day blastocysts. This was a great turnout!
On Valentines Day this past February, they did an embryo transfer and found out 10 days later that they are pregnant and expecting their first child!
More on Dr. Karen Glass: Born in Toronto, Dr. Karen Glass took her undergraduate training at University of Western Ontario, her medical training at University of Ottawa and her postgraduate training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.
Dr. Glass interest in laparoscopic and hysteroscopic surgery brought her to Los Angeles and UCLA where she had a dual appointment in the divisions of REI and Urogynecology. She worked with David Meldrums team at Reproductive Partners Medical Group for the REI part of her training.
In 1999, she returned to Canada as Assistant Professor at McMaster University. In 2002, Dr. Glass moved to Toronto to concentrate her efforts on REI and specifically Fertility Preservation in oncology patients. She joined the CReATe Fertility Centre. She is their Director of Fertility Preservation. She is on staff at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and Womens College Hospital. She is Assistant Professor at University of Toronto.
She served on the executive of the Fertility Preservation Special Interest Group of the ASRM for 5 years (2009-2014). She is currently the Chair of the FP Special Interest Group of CFAS. She received a prestigious grant as a co-investigator from CIHR and CBCF to study young women with breast cancer (RUBY Study). She sits on the Oncofertility Working Group for Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology. This is part of Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC). She sits on the Medical Advisory Panel of Fertile Future. In October 2015, Fertile Future honoured Dr. Glass for her work with young people with cancer. Dr. Glass has spoken all over Canada on Oncofertility. She sees young cancer patients from all over Ontario who require consultation and help regarding fertility preservation.
Also on the program we have Bonnie Fish, the Board President of the Israel Cancer Research Fund (ICRF) and Jennifer Ouaknine, the Executive Director of the ICRF, to discuss exciting cancer research and their upcoming Women of Action 20th anniversary event.
Bonnie Fish is a partner at the Toronto Law Firm of Fogler Rubinoff LLP, and as mentioned, is the Board President of Israel Cancer Research Fund. Bonnie has been the President of ICRF for over three years now and she also sits on the International Board of Trustees. Bonnie is also a co-chair of ICRFs upcoming signature event, Women of Action which takes place on Sunday May 15th at the Oakdale Golf and Country Club.
Jennifer Ouaknine is the Executive Director of the Israel Cancer Research Fund in Toronto. Jennifer is a leader with a proven track record for delivering strong results in fundraising, event planning and execution, and management expertise. Prior to working in the non-for-profit world, Jennifer had a long and successful career in banking, serving the needs of their high-net-worth clients.
As Executive Director of IC
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