Consortium: Reproductive Health Outcomes and Preservation Evaluation Collaborative (Reproductive HOPE)
Headquarters: University of Chicago
Consortium Manager: Maya Maric, Maya.Maric@bsd.uchicago.edu
The Reproductive HOPE Collaborative is a group of hospitals and research centers working together to collect detailed, standardized information about fertility preservation and reproductive health from patients across the country. This collaborative builds on previous successful projects and includes more than 20 institutions that will share data on fertility preservation techniques like freezing eggs, sperm, or ovarian and testicular tissue. They also use special electronic tools to make collecting this important data easier and more consistent. By combining data in this way, researchers will be able to learn what works best, leading to better fertility care, guidance, and outcomes for young cancer survivors.
R-HOPE’s Working Groups dive deeper into specific areas of fertility preservation and reproductive health care, including oncology exposure, oocyte/embryo cryopreservation, sperm cryopreservation, uterine injury, ovarian tissue cryopreservation, testicular tissue cryopreservation, and behavioral and psychosocial factors that may impact care and outcomes.