Fertility and abortion: A population-based comparison between women with cancer and those in childbearing age.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Concurrence of pregnancy and cancer diagnosis is increasingly frequent in Italy. The study aimed to compare women with pregnancy-associated cancers (PACs) to those of childbearing age, focusing on fertility, induced abortion, and miscarriage.

Methods

The population-based study included women aged 15-49 years, both with and without PAC, who were residents in the area covered by the 19 participating Cancer Registries between 2003 and 2015 and identified by individual deterministic linkage with the Hospital Discharge Database.

Results

Overall, 2,218,139 obstetrics hospitalizations occurred, covering delivery (75%), induced abortion (14%), and miscarriage (11%). Among 2409 women with PAC, 69% gave birth, 16% had an induced abortion and 15% a miscarriage. Compar

SUBMITTER: Maraschini A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11789424 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature