Observational studyPediatric blood & cancer2020
Parent recommendation to bank sperm among at-risk adolescent and young adult males with cancer.
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- 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
- 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
- Global Research Trends on Infertility and Psychology From the Past Two Decades: A Bibliometric and Visualized Study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Review
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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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Abstract
backgroundAdolescent and young adult (AYA) males newly diagnosed with cancer are often faced with making quick decisions about whether to cryopreserve ("bank") sperm prior to treatment initiation. Given that parental influence is crucial among young patients, the present study examines the prevalence of and factors associated with parent recommendation to bank sperm. PROCEDURE: Parents of 13- to 21-year-old males newly diagnosed with cancer and at risk for infertility secondary to impending gonadotoxic treatment completed questionnaires typically within one week of treatment initiation. Medical and sociodemographic data, communication factors, and psychological factors were considered in a logistic regression model of parent report of parental recommendation to bank sperm (yes/no).
resultsSurveys from 138 parents (70.3% female) of 117 AYA males (mean age = 16.1 years, SD = 2.0) were analyzed. Over half of parents recommended banking to their sons (N = 82; 59.4%). Parents who received a provider recommendation to bank sperm (odds ratio [OR] = 18.44, 95% confidence interval [CI], 4.20-81.01, P < 0.001) or who believed in the benefits of banking (OR = 1.22, 95% CI, 1.02-1.47, P = 0.03) were significantly more likely to recommend sperm banking.
conclusionsGiven parents' role in influencing sperm banking outcomes, provider recommendation and promotion of banking benefits may influence parents and empower initiation of these sensitive discussions with their sons. Utilization of this approach should yield beneficial outcomes regardless of the banking decision.
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