Observational studyJournal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology2017
Prevalence and Predictors of Sperm Banking in Adolescents Newly Diagnosed With Cancer: Examination of Adolescent, Parent, and Provider Factors Influencing Fertility Preservation Outcomes.
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- Fertility discussions and concerns in childhood cancer survivors, a systematic review for updated practice.Cancer medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Fertility Preservation Discussions And Decisions: Results From a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Among Adolescent Males With Cancer.Pediatric blood & cancer · 2025Trial
- Implementing a User-Centered Design to Develop a Web-Based Sperm Banking Decision Tool for Adolescent Males with Cancer.Journal of adolescent and young adult oncology · 2026Article
- Current status and influencing factors of fertility preservation in pediatric and adolescent patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in China.Reproductive health · 2026Article
- Decreasing barriers to the utilization of cryopreserved sperm in male cancer survivors: an expert review and guide.The oncologist · 2025Review
- Testicular Function After Immune-Checkpoint Inhibitors Treatment.Clinical endocrinology · 2025Article
- Childbirth after cancer among 42 896 male adolescents and young adults: a population-based study.Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2025Article
- Fertility preservation in male adolescents with cancer (2011-2020): A retrospective study in China.Cancer medicine · 2024Article
- An Assessment of Cryopreserved Semen and Testicular Tissue Collected Before and After Cancer Treatment Initiation.Cancer management and research · 2024Article
- Efficient pathway for men fertility preservation in testicular cancer or lymphoma: a cross-sectional study of national 2018 data.Basic and clinical andrology · 2023Article
- Clinicians' perspectives on barriers and facilitators to sperm banking in adolescent males with cancer: a mixed-methods study.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2023Article
- Pediatric oncofertility care in limited versus optimum resource settings: results from 39 surveyed centers in Repro-Can-OPEN Study Part I & II.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2023Article
- Nocturnal Enuresis in Sickle Cell: Sociodemographic, Medical, and Quality of Life Factors.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2022Article
- Fertility preservation in boys facing gonadotoxic cancer therapy.Nature reviews. Urology · 2022Review
- Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8.International journal of transgender health · 2022Article
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- Parent-Adolescent Concordance Regarding Fertility Perspectives and Sperm Banking Attempts in Adolescent Males With Cancer.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2021Article
- Satisfaction with Fertility Preservation Decisions among Adolescent Males with Cancer: A Mixed Methods Study.Cancers · 2021Article
- Family communication about fertility preservation in adolescent males newly diagnosed with cancer.Pediatric blood & cancer · 2021Article
- Impact of a novel family-centered values clarification tool on adolescent sperm banking attempts at the time of a new cancer diagnosis.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2021Article
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Purpose To estimate the prevalence of sperm banking among adolescent males newly diagnosed with cancer and to identify factors associated with banking outcomes. Patients and Methods A prospective, single-group, observational study design was used to test the contribution of sociodemographic, medical, psychological/health belief, communication, and developmental factors to fertility preservation outcomes. At-risk adolescent males (N = 146; age 13.00 to 21.99 years; Tanner stage ≥ 3), their parents, and medical providers from eight leading pediatric oncology centers across the United States and Canada completed self-report questionnaires within 1 week of treatment initiation. Multivariable logistic regression was used to calculate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% CIs for specified banking outcomes (collection attempt v no attempt and successful completion of banking v no banking). Results Among adolescents (mean age, 16.49 years; standard deviation, 2.02 years), 53.4% (78 of 146) made a collection attempt, with 43.8% (64 of 146) successfully banking sperm (82.1% of attempters). The overall attempt model revealed adolescent consultation with a fertility specialist (OR, 29.96; 95% CI, 2.48 to 361.41; P = .007), parent recommendation to bank (OR, 12.30; 95% CI, 2.01 to 75.94; P = .007), and higher Tanner stage (OR, 5.42; 95% CI, 1.75 to 16.78; P = .003) were associated with an increased likelihood of a collection attempt. Adolescent history of masturbation (OR, 5.99; 95% CI, 1.25 to 28.50; P = .025), banking self-efficacy (OR, 1.23; 95% CI, 1.05 to 1.45; P = .012), and parent (OR, 4.62; 95% CI, 1.46 to 14.73; P = .010) or medical team (OR, 4.26; 95% CI, 1.45 to 12.43; P = .008) recommendation to bank were associated with increased likelihood of sperm banking completion. Conclusion Although findings suggest that banking is underutilized, modifiable adolescent, parent, and provider factors associated with banking outcomes were identified and should be targeted in future intervention efforts.
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