Resources:

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Credits:

Principal Investigators:
Jennifer E. Mersereau, MD, MSCI
Assistant Professor
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Anna R. Brandon, PhD, ABPP
Clinical Psychologist
Clinical Assistant Professor
Women’s Mood Disorders Center
Department of Psychiatry
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Thanks to:
Mrs. Regina Jones, for sharing her story with us.
Robb T. Kehoe, Instructional Media Producer,
UNC School of Medicine

Intervention Development:
CHAI Core, UNC-CH
Nightlight Productions

Funding support:
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

Contact:

If you have any questions, you may contact Dr. Mersereau at
UNC Fertility Preservation
Clinic ph: 919-966-1150
Academic: 919-966-5283
Fax: 919-966-5214