• J Support Oncol · Jul 2012

    Physicians' undecided attitudes toward posthumous reproduction: fertility preservation in cancer patients with a poor prognosis.

    • Gwendolyn P Quinn, Caprice A Knapp, Teri L Malo, Jessica McIntyre, Paul B Jacobsen, and Susan T Vadaparampil.
    • Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA. Gwen.quinn@moffitt.org
    • J Support Oncol. 2012 Jul 1; 10 (4): 160-5.

    BackgroundThe American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) established guidelines for fertility preservation for cancer patients. In a national study of US oncologists, we examined attitudes toward the use of fertility preservation among patients with a poor prognosis, focusing on attitudes toward posthumous reproduction.MethodA cross-sectional survey was administered via mail and Internet to a stratified random sample of US oncologists. The survey measured demographics, knowledge, attitude, and practice behaviors regarding posthumous reproduction and fertility preservation with cancer patients of childbearing age.ResultsOnly 16.2% supported posthumous parenting, whereas the majority (51.5%) did not have an opinion. Analysis of variance indicated that attitudes toward posthumous reproduction were significantly related to physician practice behaviors and were dependent on oncologists' knowledge of ASCO guidelines.ConclusionsPhysician attitudes may conflict with the recommended guidelines and may reduce the likelihood that some patients will receive information about fertility preservation. Further education may raise physicians' awareness of poor-prognostic patients' interest in pursuing this technology.Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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