ArticleJournal of assisted reproduction and genetics2023
Survey of young women with breast cancer to identify rates of fertility preservation (FP) discussion and barriers to FP care.
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- Fertility preservation access among female adolescents and young adults with cancer: A systematic review.Cancer · 2026Pooled it
- Causes of embryo implantation failure: A systematic review and metaanalysis of procedures to increase embryo implantation potential.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Pooled it
- Fertility Preservation Pathways in Young Women With Breast Cancer: A Single-Center Analysis in a Publicly Funded System.Annals of surgical oncology · 2026Article
- Impact of cancer during reproductive age on the probability of livebirth after cancer: a register-based cohort study among Danish women aged 18-39 with and without cancer.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Article
- Fertility and ovarian function preservation in young women with breast cancer: A joint analysis of the Joven & Fuerte and PREFER prospective studies.Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland) · 2026Article
- Fertility preservation and mental health among cancer patients of reproductive age.Fertility and sterility · 2025Review
- Fertility preservation in young breast cancer patients: A nationwide survey on knowledge, attitudes, and practices among breast surgical healthcare providers in China.Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland) · 2025Article
- Online discussions about cancer and fertility: an analysis of Reddit threads.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2025Article
- Oncofertility Barriers in Nurses Caring for Women with Breast Cancer.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Fertility preservation options at cancer diagnosis; classifying use and decision-making in the United States.Expert review of endocrinology & metabolism · 2025Review
- Balancing Fertility Preservation and Treatment Efficacy in (Neo)adjuvant Therapy for Adolescent and Young Adult Breast Cancer Patients: a Narrative Review.Current oncology reports · 2024Review
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Abstract
purposeTo identify the proportion of reproductive age women with breast cancer that engaged in a fertility preservation discussion and reproductive endocrinology and infertility (REI) consultation.
methodsThis cross-sectional survey recruited women 18-42 years who were diagnosed with breast cancer from 2006 to 2016 by phone or email and asked them to complete an online survey. Demographic characteristics, barriers to FP, utilization of FP consultation, and FP procedures (oocyte and embryo cryopreservation) were analyzed.
resultsA majority of women (64%) did not have FP discussed by any provider. Older women and those who were parents at the time of diagnosis were less likely to engage in a FP discussion. However, there were no significant differences in partner status or cancer stage between women with or without FP discussions. Of the women who desired future children prior to the cancer diagnosis, 93% received chemotherapy; however, only 34% of these women had a consultation with an REI. The most common reasons for declining FP consultation were already having their desired number of children (41%), financial barriers (14%), and concern about delaying cancer treatment and cancer recurrence (12%). Forty percent of women who desired future children and met with an REI pursued FP procedures.
conclusionYounger women were more likely to receive FP counseling. FP consultations and procedures were low even in women who desired future fertility, with the predominant barriers being cost, fears concerning a delay in cancer treatment, and future cancer recurrence.
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