Parent recommendation to bank sperm among at-risk adolescent and young adult males with cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adolescent and young adult (AYA) males newly diagnosed with cancer are often faced with making quick decisions about whether to cryopreserve ("bank") sperm prior to treatment initiation. Given that parental influence is crucial among young patients, the present study examines the prevalence of and factors associated with parent recommendation to bank sperm.

Procedure

Parents of 13- to 21-year-old males newly diagnosed with cancer and at risk for infertility secondary to impending gonadotoxic treatment completed questionnaires typically within one week of treatment initiation. Medical and sociodemographic data, communication factors, and psychological factors were considered in a logistic regression model of parent report of parental recommendation to bank sperm (y

SUBMITTER: Flynn JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7688489 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature