When:
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT
Where: 676 N. St. Clair Street, 6th Floor Video Conference Room, Chicago, IL 60611 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student
Contact:
Melanie Mkrdichian
(312) 926-5281
Group: Department of Surgery - Research Events
Category: Lectures & Meetings
Kristine Corkum, MD
Most children who receive a cancer diagnosis today can expect a greater than eighty-percent chance of survival. Improvement in survivorship has increased awareness of the long-term side effects of cancer treatment, including impaired fertility. Currently, fertility preservation options for prepubertal and young adolescent children remain experimental. For this reason, identifying candidates for fertility preservation and discussing options with patients and parents can be difficult. We have conducted a survey study of families and practitioners across the health care continuum focused on the attitudes, perceptions, and perceived barriers to fertility preservation methods in children. As a result, we have identified multiple health care disparities and potential practitioner biases influencing fertility preservation referral.