ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2026
Desire for future children and interest in consultation with a fertility specialist among adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer patients.
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purposeAdolescent and young adult (AYA) patients (18-39) with cancer experience psychosocial challenges upon being diagnosed with cancer. AYAs are also at risk of potential infertility due to certain cancer treatments. We examined factors associated with desire for future children among AYAs. Among those interested in having future children or were unsure if they wanted children, we examined factors associated with interest in fertility consultations.
methodsPatients completed an electronic patient questionnaire (EPQ) which included items assessing physical/mental health, desire for future children, and interest in fertility consultations. Cancer registry data comprised cancer characteristics (e.g., cancer and treatment type). Multinomial regression analysis examined factors associated with desire for future children. Binary regression examined factors associated with interest in fertility consultations.
resultsAYAs (n = 4847) were majority female (62%) and on average, 32 years old. In multinomial analysis, females (vs. males) (OR [95% CI] = 0.56 [0.48-0.71]), older AYAs (OR [95% CI] = 0.81 [0.80-0.83]), and those with children (OR [95% CI] = 0.34 [0.26-0.45]) were less likely to report wanting future children. Among AYAs wanting children, older patients (OR [95% CI] = 1.04 [1.01-1.06]), females (OR [95% CI] = 1.39 [1.00-1.94]), breast cancer (OR [95% CI = 2.65 [1.38-5.10]) or lymphoma patients (OR [95% CI] = 1.99 [1.12-3.56]), and receiving hormone therapy (OR [95% CI] = 1.73 [1.06-2.81]) or transfusions (OR [95% CI] = 3.23 [0.86-12.21]) were more likely to desire consultations.
conclusionsThere is a need to systematically address and offer fertility consultation for all AYA patients prior to treatment initiation. Sociodemographic, clinical, and psychosocial factors warrant additional study and future intervention development to ensure fertility needs are met.
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