Impact of Cancer on Pregnancy and Fertility Service Use in Reproductive-Aged Women

Key Points

• The research aims to explore how cancer affects pregnancy and the use of fertility services among reproductive-aged women.
• Analyzed patterns of pregnancy and fertility service utilization in reproductive-aged women with cancer
• Compared fertility care uptake between nulliparous and older patients
• Identified barriers to fertility care and the need for standardized counseling
• Cancer diagnosis is linked to fewer and delayed pregnancies among women
• There is a persistently low uptake of fertility-preserving care in women, especially among nulliparous and older patients
• Findings suggest the necessity for automatic pre-treatment referrals for gonadotoxic therapy

Abstract