ArticleFertility and sterility2016
Which female cancer patients fail to receive fertility counseling before treatment in the state of Georgia?
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- Fertility preservation access among female adolescents and young adults with cancer: A systematic review.Cancer · 2026Pooled it
- Perspectives of Young Women With Gynecologic Cancers on Fertility and Fertility Preservation: A Systematic Review.The oncologist · 2022Pooled it
- Clinical Practice Guidelines for Fertility Preservation in Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adults with Cancer.International journal of clinical oncology · 2019Guideline
- Decision-making and psychological outcomes in women with breast cancer: Insights into the choice against fertility preservation and implications for supportive care.PEC innovation · 2026Article
- A multidisciplinary evaluation of fertility preservation for oncology patients in Canada The British Columbia perspective.Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada · 2025Article
- Online discussions about cancer and fertility: an analysis of Reddit threads.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2025Article
- Geographic Access to Fertility Counseling among Adolescent and Young Adult Women with Cancer in North Carolina.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2024Article
- Oncofertility and Fertility Preservation for Women with Gynecological Malignancies: Where Do We Stand Today?Biomolecules · 2024Review
- Standardized Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Consultation for Pediatric and Adolescent Oncology Patients.Journal of adolescent and young adult oncology · 2024Article
- The use of fertility treatments among reproductive-aged women after cancer.Fertility and sterility · 2024Article
- The Status of Fertility Preservation (FP) Insurance Mandates and Their Impact on Utilization and Access to Care.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Challenges and Opportunities of Epidemiological Studies to Reduce the Burden of Cancers in Young Adults.Current epidemiology reports · 2023Article
- Survey of young women with breast cancer to identify rates of fertility preservation (FP) discussion and barriers to FP care.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2023Article
- Reproductive Results in Cancer Survivors after Fertility Sparing Management: The Need for the Standardization of Definitions.Cancers · 2023Review
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- Access to information and oncofertility consultation for young women with breast cancer: a population-based study.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Perspectives and Knowledge about Fertility Preservation Strategies among Female Cancer Patients in Turkey.International journal of clinical practice · 2023Observational
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- Oncofertility Knowledge Among Internal Medicine Residents in an Academic Center in Mexico.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess which characteristics are associated with failure to receive fertility counseling among a cohort of young women diagnosed with cancer.
designPopulation-based cohort study.
settingNot applicable. PATIENT(S): A total of 1,282 cancer survivors, of whom 1,116 met the inclusion criteria for the analysis. INTERVENTION(S): None. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): The main outcome in this study was whether or not women reported receiving any information at the time of their cancer diagnosis on how cancer treatment might affect their ability to become pregnant. RESULT(S): Forty percent of cancer survivors reported that they did not receive fertility counseling at the time of cancer diagnosis. Women were more likely to fail to receive counseling if they had only a high school education or less or if they had given birth. Cancer-related variables that were associated with a lack of counseling included not receiving chemotherapy as part of treatment and diagnosis with certain cancer types. CONCLUSION(S): Counseling about the risk of infertility and available fertility preservation options is important to cancer patients. Additionally, counseling can make women aware of other adverse reproductive outcomes, such as early menopause and its associated symptoms. Less-educated women and parous women are at particular risk of not getting fertility-related information. Programs that focus on training not just the oncologist, but also other health care providers involved with cancer care, to provide fertility counseling may help to expand access.
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