To the Editor: Both Dr. Yacht and Dr. Cohen (Feb. 10 issue)1,2present excellent arguments for and against collective bargainingby residents, respectively.
Dr. Cohen asks residents first to try other means of being heard,not unions. Physicians for Responsible Negotiation, a nationallabor organization formed by the American Medical Association(AMA) as a professional alternative to bargaining, agrees. Ourconstitution and bylaws forbid member physicians from strikingor withholding essential patient care services.
Dr. Cohen eloquently explains why it may be difficult for residentsin some programs to learn professionalism. He emphasizes thatprograms should treat residents with respect . . . [Full Text of this Article]
References
This article has been cited by other articles:
Lee, S. J., the ASCO Fertility Preservation Guidelines Committ, , Blumenfeld, Z., Oktay, K., Rodriguez-Wallberg, K., Schover, L., Chubak, B. M., Meirow, D., Wallace, W. H., Jeruss, J. S., Woodruff, T. K.
(2009). Preservation of fertility in patients with cancer.. NEJM
360: 2680-2681
[Full Text]
Hongling Du, , Taylor, H. S.
(2009). Reviews: Stem Cells and Female Reproduction. Reproductive Sciences
16: 126-139
[Abstract]
Fallat, M. E., Hutter, J., the Committee on Bioethics, Section on Hematology/,
(2008). Preservation of Fertility in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients With Cancer. Pediatrics
121: e1461-e1469
[Abstract][Full Text]
Oktay, K.
(2008). Fertility Preservation Options for Young Women with Cancer. Am Soc Clin Oncol Ed Book
2008: 43-47
[Abstract][Full Text]
Sanchez, M., Alama, P., Gadea, B., Soares, S.R., Simon, C., Pellicer, A.
(2007). Fresh human orthotopic ovarian cortex transplantation: long-term results. Hum Reprod
22: 786-791
[Abstract][Full Text]
Deng, X.-h., Xu, A.-r., Chao, L., Yu, H.-l., Zhen, J.-h., Hashimoto, S., Morimoto, Y.
(2007). Effect of different sites for cryopreserved ovarian tissue implantation in rabbit. Hum Reprod
22: 662-668
[Abstract][Full Text]
Haukvik, U., Dieset, I, Bjoro, T, Holte, H, Fossa, S.
(2006). Treatment-related premature ovarian failure as a long-term complication after Hodgkin's lymphoma. Ann Oncol
17: 1428-1433
[Abstract][Full Text]
Demeestere, I., Simon, P., Buxant, F., Robin, V., Fernandez, S. A., Centner, J., Delbaere, A., Englert, Y.
(2006). Ovarian function and spontaneous pregnancy after combined heterotopic and orthotopic cryopreserved ovarian tissue transplantation in a patient previously treated with bone marrow transplantation: Case Report. Hum Reprod
21: 2010-2014
[Abstract][Full Text]
Lee, S. J., Schover, L. R., Partridge, A. H., Patrizio, P., Wallace, W. H., Hagerty, K., Beck, L. N., Brennan, L. V., Oktay, K.
(2006). American Society of Clinical Oncology Recommendations on Fertility Preservation in Cancer Patients. JCO
24: 2917-2931
[Abstract][Full Text]
Sonmezer, M., Oktay, K.
(2006). Fertility preservation in young women undergoing breast cancer therapy.. The Oncologist
11: 422-434
[Abstract][Full Text]
Samuel Kim, S., Kang, H. G., Kim, N. H., Lee, H. C., Lee, H. H.
(2005). Assessment of the integrity of human oocytes retrieved from cryopreserved ovarian tissue after xenotransplantation. Hum Reprod
20: 2502-2508
[Abstract][Full Text]
Lobo, R. A.
(2005). Potential Options for Preservation of Fertility in Women. NEJM
353: 64-73
[Full Text]
Silber, S. J., Lenahan, K. M., Levine, D. J., Pineda, J. A., Gorman, K. S., Friez, M. J., Crawford, E. C., Gosden, R. G.
(2005). Ovarian Transplantation between Monozygotic Twins Discordant for Premature Ovarian Failure. NEJM
353: 58-63
[Abstract][Full Text]
Oktay, K., Buyuk, E., Libertella, N., Akar, M., Rosenwaks, Z.
(2005). Fertility Preservation in Breast Cancer Patients: A Prospective Controlled Comparison of Ovarian Stimulation With Tamoxifen and Letrozole for Embryo Cryopreservation. JCO
23: 4347-4353
[Abstract][Full Text]
Goswami, D., Conway, G. S.
(2005). Premature ovarian failure. Hum Reprod Update
11: 391-410
[Abstract][Full Text]
Schubert, B., Canis, M., Darcha, C., Artonne, C., Pouly, J.-L., Dechelotte, P., Boucher, D., Grizard, G.
(2005). Human ovarian tissue from cortex surrounding benign cysts: a model to study ovarian tissue cryopreservation. Hum Reprod
20: 1786-1792
[Abstract][Full Text]
Oehninger, S.
(2005). Strategies for Fertility Preservation in Female and Male Cancer Survivors. Reproductive Sciences
12: 222-231
[Abstract]
Roberts, J. E., Oktay, K.
(2005). Fertility Preservation: A Comprehensive Approach to the Young Woman With Cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr
2005: 57-59
[Abstract][Full Text]
Critchley, H. O. D., Wallace, W. H. B.
(2005). Impact of Cancer Treatment on Uterine Function. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr
2005: 64-68
[Abstract][Full Text]
Patrizio, P., Butts, S., Caplan, A.
(2005). Ovarian Tissue Preservation and Future Fertility: Emerging Technologies and Ethical Considerations. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr
2005: 107-110
[Abstract][Full Text]
Gook, D. A., Edgar, D.H., Borg, J., Archer, J., McBain, J.C.
(2005). Diagnostic assessment of the developmental potential of human cryopreserved ovarian tissue from multiple patients using xenografting. Hum Reprod
20: 72-78
[Abstract][Full Text]
Lutchman Singh, K., Davies, M., Chatterjee, R.
(2005). Fertility in female cancer survivors: pathophysiology, preservation and the role of ovarian reserve testing. Hum Reprod Update
11: 69-89
[Abstract][Full Text]
Bath, L.E., Tydeman, G., Critchley, H.O.D., Anderson, R.A., Baird, D.T., Wallace, W.H.B.
(2004). Spontaneous conception in a young woman who had ovarian cortical tissue cryopreserved before chemotherapy and radiotherapy for a Ewing's sarcoma of the pelvis: Case report. Hum Reprod
19: 2569-2572
[Abstract][Full Text]
Waterhouse, T., Cox, S.-L., Snow, M., Jenkin, G., Shaw, J.
(2004). Offspring produced from heterotopic ovarian allografts in male and female recipient mice. Reproduction
127: 689-694
[Abstract][Full Text]
Bedaiwy, M. A., Falcone, T.
(2004). Ovarian tissue banking for cancer patients: Reduction of post-transplantation ischaemic injury: intact ovary freezing and transplantation. Hum Reprod
19: 1242-1244
[Abstract][Full Text]
Almodin, C.G., Minguetti-Camara, V.C., Meister, H., Ferreira, J.O.H.R., Franco, R.L., Cavalcante, A.A., Radaelli, M.R.M., Bahls, A.S., Moron, A.F., Murta, C.G.V.
(2004). Recovery of fertility after grafting of cryopreserved germinative tissue in female rabbits following radiotherapy. Hum Reprod
19: 1287-1293
[Abstract][Full Text]
Sonmezer, M., Oktay, K.
(2004). Fertility preservation in female patients. Hum Reprod Update
10: 251-266
[Abstract][Full Text]
Letterie, G. S.
(2004). Anovulation in the prevention of cytotoxic-induced follicular attrition and ovarian failure. Hum Reprod
19: 831-837
[Abstract][Full Text]
Lass, A.
(2004). Assessment of ovarian reserve: Is there still a role for ovarian biopsy in the light of new data?. Hum Reprod
19: 467-469
[Abstract][Full Text]
Oktay, K., Sonmezer, M.
(2004). Ovarian tissue banking for cancer patients: Fertility preservation, not just ovarian cryopreservation. Hum Reprod
19: 477-480
[Abstract][Full Text]
Revel, A., Schenker, J.
(2004). Ovarian tissue banking for cancer patients: is ovarian cortex cryopreservation presently justified?. Hum Reprod
19: 14-19
[Abstract][Full Text]
Wallace, W H B, Thomson, A B
(2003). Preservation of fertility in children treated for cancer. Arch. Dis. Child.
88: 493-496
[Abstract][Full Text]
van Kasteren, Y.
(2001). Treatment Concepts for Premature Ovarian Failure. Reproductive Sciences
8: S58-S59
[Abstract]