Abstract

Infertility secondary to chemotherapy, myeloablative conditioning regimens prior to stem cell transplantation, radiation therapy, and/or surgery is an important cause of morbidity and psychosocial distress among pediatric cancer patients. Known options exist for fertility preservation; however, knowledge among providers varies. We conducted a pilot study with an educational intervention over one-hour for hematology-oncology faculty, fellows, and advanced practice providers. Participants completed pre-/post-test assessment on fertility preservation knowledge. Participants’ pretest mean (SD) score was 53% (17%), which significantly increased to 72% (11%) in the post-test (p = 0.0004). We demonstrated that a fertility education intervention could improve knowledge regarding infertility risk assessment and fertility preservation options.

摘要

继发于化疗、干细胞移植前的清髓性预处理方案、放射治疗和/或手术后的不孕症是儿童癌症患者发病率和社会心理困扰的重要原因。存在保存生育力的已知选择；然而，供应商之间的知识各不相同。我们为血液肿瘤学教员、研究员和高级实践提供者进行了一项为期一小时的教育干预试点研究。参与者完成了对生育力保存知识的测试前/测试后评估。参与者的前测平均 (SD) 分数为 53% (17%)，在后测中显着增加到 72% (11%) ( p = 0.0004)。我们证明了生育教育干预可以提高有关不孕风险评估和生育保留选择的知识。