The Oncofertility Consortium and the Hormone Foundation developed fact sheets for men, women, and children to learn about the impact of cancer on their fertility, hormonal management, and fertility options. These fact sheets are available at SaveMyFertility.org, a website which provides patients and providers with information about the reproductive health of cancer patients and survivors. They are offered for men, women, and children and come in both English and Spanish versions.
In an effort to evaluate the usefulness of the fertility preservation fact sheets, a new on-line survey is being conducted by Oncofertility Consortium members, Marla Clayman, PhD., and Sara Barnato, M.D., called, “Evaluation by patients of the effectiveness of Fact Sheets developed to provide information on fertility preservation options and hormonal health after treatment.” They are evaluating the fact sheets in order to improve and expand upon them. All interested parties need to do is review a fact sheet in English or Spanish, and complete a short survey. Any cancer survivor age 18-44 may participate.
By participating in this new survey, survivors are not only helping themselves to better understand their cancer experiences but also potentially helping future patients. The more feedback oncofertility researchers receive, the better they are able to distinguish the impact these fact sheets have on cancer patients and survivors.
Interested survivors will be asked to read a Save My Fertility fact sheet, consent that they are between 18 and 44 years old, and complete a short survey. This short, on-line study makes it easy for cancer patients and survivors to help advance cancer research. We are hopeful that we we’ll have at least 100 participants before the New Year, so please take the time to complete the survey before December 31st!
Learn more about this new survey.