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Knowledge, attitude, and intentions towards fertility preservation in cancer patients among healthcare workers in Northern India

OBJECTIVE: To study the knowledge, attitude, and intentions towards fertility preservation (FP) in cancer patients among healthcare workers (HCWs) in Northern India. METHODS: The survey discussed in this study was a 23-item structured questionnaire on oncofertility designed based on previous studies...

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Autores principales: Malhotra, Neena, Gupta, Monica, Yadav, Anshu, Vanamail, Perumail, Mahey, Reeta
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Brazilian Society of Assisted Reproduction 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9118969/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34713685
http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/1518-0557.20210087
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author Malhotra, Neena
Gupta, Monica
Yadav, Anshu
Vanamail, Perumail
Mahey, Reeta
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Gupta, Monica
Yadav, Anshu
Vanamail, Perumail
Mahey, Reeta
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description OBJECTIVE: To study the knowledge, attitude, and intentions towards fertility preservation (FP) in cancer patients among healthcare workers (HCWs) in Northern India. METHODS: The survey discussed in this study was a 23-item structured questionnaire on oncofertility designed based on previous studies on the topic. A link to the questionnaire was sent through WhatsApp to healthcare workers involved in the care of cancer patients. Their responses were analyzed subsequently. RESULTS: More than a third (37.7%) of the 750 HCWs contacted answered the questionnaire. The group included gynecologists, surgeons, and oncologists. Although 90% of the respondents were aware of the harmful effects of cancer therapy on ovarian function, 76% claimed they had only partial knowledge about fertility preservation (FP). Only a fourth of the respondents were aware of the time needed for oocyte cryopreservation and a third had knowledge of the number of semen samples required for FP. Among HCWs involved in the care of young cancer patients, only 50% reported that they had referred patients for FP. The most common reason for not referring patients for FP was lack of knowledge about FP (43%). More than 90% claimed they wanted to improve their knowledge about oncofertility through continued medical education programs and seminars. CONCLUSIONS: The study emphasizes the need for establishing well-structured networks to improve knowledge about FP among HCWs, so that cancer patients are offered the chance of using their gametes to have children after they have been cured from cancer.
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spelling pubmed-91189692022-05-20 Knowledge, attitude, and intentions towards fertility preservation in cancer patients among healthcare workers in Northern India Malhotra, Neena Gupta, Monica Yadav, Anshu Vanamail, Perumail Mahey, Reeta JBRA Assist Reprod Original Article OBJECTIVE: To study the knowledge, attitude, and intentions towards fertility preservation (FP) in cancer patients among healthcare workers (HCWs) in Northern India. METHODS: The survey discussed in this study was a 23-item structured questionnaire on oncofertility designed based on previous studies on the topic. A link to the questionnaire was sent through WhatsApp to healthcare workers involved in the care of cancer patients. Their responses were analyzed subsequently. RESULTS: More than a third (37.7%) of the 750 HCWs contacted answered the questionnaire. The group included gynecologists, surgeons, and oncologists. Although 90% of the respondents were aware of the harmful effects of cancer therapy on ovarian function, 76% claimed they had only partial knowledge about fertility preservation (FP). Only a fourth of the respondents were aware of the time needed for oocyte cryopreservation and a third had knowledge of the number of semen samples required for FP. Among HCWs involved in the care of young cancer patients, only 50% reported that they had referred patients for FP. The most common reason for not referring patients for FP was lack of knowledge about FP (43%). More than 90% claimed they wanted to improve their knowledge about oncofertility through continued medical education programs and seminars. CONCLUSIONS: The study emphasizes the need for establishing well-structured networks to improve knowledge about FP among HCWs, so that cancer patients are offered the chance of using their gametes to have children after they have been cured from cancer. Brazilian Society of Assisted Reproduction 2022 /pmc/articles/PMC9118969/ /pubmed/34713685 http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/1518-0557.20210087 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Yadav, Anshu
Vanamail, Perumail
Mahey, Reeta
Knowledge, attitude, and intentions towards fertility preservation in cancer patients among healthcare workers in Northern India
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title_fullStr Knowledge, attitude, and intentions towards fertility preservation in cancer patients among healthcare workers in Northern India
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge, attitude, and intentions towards fertility preservation in cancer patients among healthcare workers in Northern India
title_short Knowledge, attitude, and intentions towards fertility preservation in cancer patients among healthcare workers in Northern India
title_sort knowledge, attitude, and intentions towards fertility preservation in cancer patients among healthcare workers in northern india
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9118969/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34713685
http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/1518-0557.20210087
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