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Rod Mitchell

@rodtmitchell

Research lead for male fertility preservation in children with cancer. Professor & Paediatric Endocrinologist. Family ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿง’โ€๐Ÿง’ & โšฝ๏ธ (usually in that order๐Ÿคฃ)

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linkhttps://www.ed.ac.uk/centre-reproductive-health/dr-rod-mitchell/ calendar_today18-03-2014 21:55:43

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Great to see this core outcome set for male fertility published. This will be important for future research in the field๐Ÿ˜Š. Check out the thread to find out more ๐Ÿ‘‡

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Lovely talk from Grace Forsyth on an in-vivo model for chemotherapy exposure in the #testis. Important work for developing strategies for #FertilityPreservation ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

Lovely talk from <a href="/GraceForsyth13/">Grace Forsyth</a> on an in-vivo model for chemotherapy exposure in the #testis. Important work for developing strategies for #FertilityPreservation ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป
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Rounding off the talks from the Edinburgh team, we have Kathleen Duffin with a great talk on in-vitro exposure to chemotherapy in the testis ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป #FertilityPreservation.

Rounding off the talks from the Edinburgh team, we have <a href="/DuffinKathleen/">Kathleen Duffin</a> with a great talk on in-vitro exposure to chemotherapy in the testis ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป #FertilityPreservation.
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The @ORCHID_Net team were out and about at #ETW2025. Great meeting and we flew the flag for #FertilityPreservation in young males ๐Ÿ‘ฆ

The @ORCHID_Net team were out and about at #ETW2025. Great meeting and we flew the flag for #FertilityPreservation in young males ๐Ÿ‘ฆ
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PET - LIVE in Edinburgh Experts will be discussing the implications of health conditions, and aspects of lifestyle, that can affect #fertility treatment outcomes Book your FREE place here: progress.org.uk/event/lifestylโ€ฆ #infertility #ivf #events #Edinburgh

PET - LIVE in Edinburgh
Experts will be discussing the implications of health conditions, and aspects of lifestyle, that can affect #fertility treatment outcomes 
Book your FREE place here: progress.org.uk/event/lifestylโ€ฆ

#infertility #ivf #events #Edinburgh
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Heading to #espe2025 in Denmark ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ after a short trip to Latvia ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป to speak at the International Workshop Andrology and Reproductive Medicine in Riga. My Latvian may not be up to much but I think I can work out what this room is for ๐Ÿ˜‰ #ConnectingEndocrinology2025

Heading to #espe2025 in Denmark ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ after a short trip to Latvia ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป to speak at the International Workshop
Andrology and Reproductive Medicine in Riga. My Latvian may not be up to much but I think I can work out what this room is for ๐Ÿ˜‰ #ConnectingEndocrinology2025
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Fantastic โ€˜How do I manageโ€ฆโ€™ session on Graves Disease from Tim Cheetham ESPE today. Always provides a common sense approach to managing patients and even a nod to the โ€˜Toon Armyโ€™ at the end โšฝ๏ธ #ConnectingEndocrinology2025 #EndocrinologyAcrossTheLifeCourse

Fantastic โ€˜How do I manageโ€ฆโ€™ session on Graves Disease from Tim Cheetham <a href="/EuroSPE/">ESPE</a> today. Always provides a common sense approach to managing patients and even a nod to the โ€˜Toon Armyโ€™ at the end โšฝ๏ธ

#ConnectingEndocrinology2025 #EndocrinologyAcrossTheLifeCourse
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Lovely evening with the testis and ovary teams ๐Ÿ˜†, welcoming new team members. Team testis were lost in space but managed to escape ๐Ÿš€ โ€ฆjust ๐Ÿ˜‰

Lovely evening with the testis and ovary teams ๐Ÿ˜†, welcoming new team members. Team testis were lost in space but managed to escape ๐Ÿš€ โ€ฆjust ๐Ÿ˜‰
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Looking forward to chairing todayโ€™s ESHRE webinar by Peter Schlegel on TESE for young males as part of the Addressing Todayโ€™s Biggest Challenges series. ESHRE SIG Fertility Preservation. You can find out more about this series here ๐Ÿ‘‰ eshre.eu/Education/Webiโ€ฆ

Looking forward to chairing todayโ€™s <a href="/ESHRE/">ESHRE</a> webinar by Peter Schlegel on TESE for young males as part of the Addressing Todayโ€™s Biggest Challenges series. <a href="/SIGFertPreser/">ESHRE SIG Fertility Preservation</a>. You can find out more about this series here ๐Ÿ‘‰  eshre.eu/Education/Webiโ€ฆ
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KICK-OFF โšฝ๏ธ for this exciting new European Commission project. The PREDICT-AYA study is a โ‚ฌ6.4M project to identify predictive factors for future reproductive health & #fertility in AYA/TYA with cancer. Delighted to be leading the male WP with Csilla Krausz. #FertilityPreservation

KICK-OFF โšฝ๏ธ for this exciting new <a href="/EU_Commission/">European Commission</a> project. The PREDICT-AYA study is a โ‚ฌ6.4M project to identify predictive factors for future reproductive health &amp; #fertility in AYA/TYA with cancer. Delighted to be leading the male WP with Csilla Krausz. #FertilityPreservation
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How can #ChildhoodCancer affect #fertility and what can be done to help? ๐Ÿงฌ Join our free webinar with Prof Rod Mitchell & Dr Mark Brougham to find out ๐Ÿ‘จโ€โš•๏ธ EFP - Edinburgh Fertility Preservation ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 9 July 2025 โฐ 1:30 - 2:30 pm ๐ŸŒ Open to all Register now for free at bit.ly/3T3i7WM

How can #ChildhoodCancer affect #fertility and what can be done to help? ๐Ÿงฌ Join our free webinar with Prof Rod Mitchell &amp; Dr Mark Brougham to find out ๐Ÿ‘จโ€โš•๏ธ <a href="/edinfertility/">EFP - Edinburgh Fertility Preservation</a>

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 9 July 2025 โฐ 1:30 - 2:30 pm ๐ŸŒ Open to all 

Register now for free at bit.ly/3T3i7WM
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๐Ÿ”ฌ New #ESHRE Good Practice Recommendations! Testicular tissue cryopreservation is emerging for fertility preservation in boys & teens pre-treatment. Covers: โœ“ Programme setup โœ“ Eligibility โœ“ Biopsy & storage โœ“ Follow-up ๐Ÿ‘‰ eshre.eu/guideline/Fpinโ€ฆ #FertilityPreservation

๐Ÿ”ฌ New #ESHRE Good Practice Recommendations!
Testicular tissue cryopreservation is emerging for fertility preservation in boys &amp; teens pre-treatment.
Covers:
โœ“ Programme setup
โœ“ Eligibility
โœ“ Biopsy &amp; storage
โœ“ Follow-up
๐Ÿ‘‰ eshre.eu/guideline/Fpinโ€ฆ
#FertilityPreservation
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๐Ÿ“šESHRE Good Practice Recommendations on #FertilityPreservation in boys receiving gonadotoxic therapies๐Ÿ“š- Open access paper published today & will be presented at #ESHRE2025. #ChildhoodCancer. Thanks to the Working Group for their huge effort ๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/4lr3bOe

๐Ÿ“šESHRE Good Practice Recommendations on #FertilityPreservation in boys receiving gonadotoxic therapies๐Ÿ“š- Open access paper published today &amp; will be presented at #ESHRE2025. #ChildhoodCancer. Thanks to the Working Group for their huge effort ๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/4lr3bOe
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An impressive erection ๐Ÿ˜ณ and a sperm still intent on chasing the eggโ€ฆ even in 35 degrees of heat. Paris is the perfect setting for #ESHRE2025. Safe travels and see you tomorrow ESHRE ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท

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๐Ÿšจ Attention: Key updates on ESHRE guidelines! ๐Ÿšจ One of the most important talks I attended was by Prof Rod Mitchell Rod Mitchell : โ€œESHRE good practice recommendations on fertility preservation involving testicular tissue cryopreservation in children receiving gonadotoxic

๐Ÿšจ Attention: Key updates on ESHRE guidelines! ๐Ÿšจ
One of the most important talks I attended was by Prof Rod Mitchell <a href="/RodTMitchell/">Rod Mitchell</a> :
 โ€œESHRE good practice recommendations on fertility preservation involving testicular tissue cryopreservation in children receiving gonadotoxic
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Today Rana and I had the chance to practice the material we prepared for our Edinburgh Festival Fringe shows Institute for Regeneration and Repair. Thanks to all those who showed up, and for your support and feedback! Tickets are now on sale ๐Ÿ‘‰ thestand.co.uk/whats-on/show-โ€ฆ

Today Rana and I had the chance to practice the material we prepared for our <a href="/edfringe/">Edinburgh Festival Fringe</a> shows <a href="/EdinUni_IRR/">Institute for Regeneration and Repair</a>. Thanks to all those who showed up, and for your support and feedback! Tickets are now on sale ๐Ÿ‘‰ thestand.co.uk/whats-on/show-โ€ฆ
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Lab-grown sperm and eggs just a few years away, scientists say | Reproduction | The Guardian. โ€œPeople might not realise how quickly the science is movingโ€ says Rod Mitchell in todayโ€™s The Guardian. You can read the article here ๐Ÿ‘‰ theguardian.com/science/2025/jโ€ฆ

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Super-excited that the incredible @RiaLina โญ will be hosting our Edinburgh Festival Fringe show at The Stand, Edinburgh on 5th August. Looking forward to #TalkingBollocks with you. Get your tickets here ๐Ÿ‘‰ edfringe.com/tickets/whats-โ€ฆ

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Next week we will be collecting donations for Children with Cancer UK Children with Cancer UK during our Edinburgh Fringe Edinburgh Festival Fringe preview show The Stand about #FertilityPreservation in #ChildhoodCancer. If you arenโ€™t coming to the show you can still donate ๐Ÿ‘‰ childrenwithcancer.org.uk/make-a-donatioโ€ฆ