Fertility preservation practices for female oncofertility differ significantly across the USA: results of a survey of SREI members.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The field of oncofertility has maintained an important focus on improving access, yet standardized practices are lacking. To assess how female cancer patients are provided oncofertility care, we sought to determine provider-level differences and whether there are physician or practice characteristics that predict these variations.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was sent to SREI members. The survey included fifteen questions about physician practice characteristics and oncofertility cryopreservation protocols. Topics included ovarian stimulation protocols, fertilization techniques, stage of embryo cryopreservation, routine use of pre-implantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A), and ovarian tissue cryopreservation (OTC). Statistical analyses assessed whether

SUBMITTER: Cooper LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9428095 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature