Family Planning, Fertility, and Career Decisions Among Female Oncologists.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Female oncologists often spend their childbearing years in training and establishing careers, with many later experiencing fertility issues when starting a family. Physician fertility and family planning are rarely discussed during training. Attitudes among female oncologists regarding family planning are unknown.

Objectives

To understand barriers to family planning as well as the association of fertility treatment with career decisions and to assess experiences of pregnancy-based discrimination among female oncologists.

Design, setting, and participants

In this survey study, a novel 39-item questionnaire was distributed to US female oncologists from May 7 to June 30, 2020, via email and social media channels. Questions regarding factors associated with fam

SUBMITTER: Lee A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9623435 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature