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Background
Adolescent and young adult (AYA) males newly diagnosed with cancer are often faced with making quick decisions about whether to cryopreserve (“bank”) sperm prior to treatment initiation. Given that parental influence is crucial among young patients, the present study examines the prevalence of and factors associated with parent recommendation to bank sperm.
Procedure
Parents of 13‐ to...
BACKGROUND
Although survivors of adolescent‐onset cancers are at risk of infertility, the majority desire children. Fertility preservation options are available for adolescents, but sperm banking remains underused. To the authors' knowledge, patient factors that influence decisions to bank sperm are poorly understood.
METHODS
A cross‐sectional study of 146 adolescent males who were newly diagnosed...
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