Interest in fertility status assessment among young adult survivors of childhood cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cancer survivors who received gonadotoxic treatment are at-risk for future infertility and may desire a fertility status assessment (FSA), defined as semen analysis for males and consultation with a reproductive specialist for females. The purpose of this study was to describe the proportion of, and factors associated with, interest in FSA among young adult survivors of childhood cancer.

Methods

This retrospective single-institution review included patients with prior gonadotoxic treatment, aged 18-25 years and >1 year from cancer treatment completion, who received a fertility-focused discussion during survivorship. Documentation of interest in and completion of FSA, worry about infertility, sociodemographic, and clinical characteristics were abstracted from medic

SUBMITTER: Cherven B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9844611 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature