Oncofertility and Fertility Preservation in Cancer Patients Across the Twitterverse.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Infertility is a major problem affecting children, adolescents, and young adults (AYAs) with cancer, either due to the disease itself or because of oncologic treatment. Oncofertility (OF) focuses on counseling cancer patients about fertility risks and preservation options. However, OF and fertility preservation (FP) conversations on Twitter and their impact are unknown. We aim to characterize the users and type of content of these conversations.

Materials and methods

This observational study analyzed tweets with the hashtags "#Oncofertility" and "#FertilityPreservation" over eight months. We classified Twitter accounts by user type and country. Tweets were categorized by content type, and retweets and likes were quantified. Descriptive statistics were used for analys

SUBMITTER: Martinez-Ibarra NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9278620 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature