Oncofertility: insights from IVF specialists-a worldwide web-based survey analysis.

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics
Gon ShohamZeev Shoham

Abstract

This research sought to understand IVF-physicians' knowledge of, experience with, and attitudes toward fertility preservation for cancer patients. A 35-question, self-report survey request was emailed to IVF providers who were registered on the IVF-Worldwide.com network (3826 clinics). Physicians submitted responses on the IVF-Worldwide.com website. Survey results were reported as a proportion of the responding clinics. Survey responses were completed by 321 (8.4%) globally distributed IVF clinics, representing 299,800 IVF cycles. Of these clinics, 86.6% (278) performed fertility preservation, treating approximately 6300 patients annually. However, 18.4% of the centers reported that patients sought advice independently, without an oncologist's referral. Ovarian tissue cryopreservation was performed by 37.7% of the clinics, yet 52.6% considered the procedure experimental. IVM was performed by 16.5% of responding clinics. A majority (63.6%) of the clinics selected treatment protocols based on each patient's malignancy. Most respondents (76.3%) disagreed that fertility preservation was not yet successful enough to make it an available option. However, 44.2% believed that pregnancy rates following oocyte cryopreservation could not ...Continue Reading

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Sep 26, 2019·Frontiers in Endocrinology·Cristina SpecchiaPaolo Emanuele Levi-Setti
Jan 28, 2021·Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology : RB&E·Gon ShohamAriel Weissman
Apr 1, 2021·Reproductive Biomedicine Online·Yossi MizrachiAriel Weissman

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