Abstract
We interviewed the adult and pediatric hematologists in the Chugoku and Shikoku regions in order to determine their opinions and attitudes about fertility preservation in 2020. A questionnaire on fertility preservation practices was sent to 59 doctors in 46 adult and pediatric hematology-oncology hospitals, out of which 52 doctors (88.1%) responded. Forty doctors (76.9%) had no rules about the explanation and 37 doctors (71.2%) answered that the attending physicians provided the explanation alone in their hospitals. Many doctors had no rules about the target age group of patients. Only few hospitals were able to complete the treatment of hematological malignancies and fertility preservation within their own infrastructure. Several doctors referred to neighboring hospitals for fertility preservation; however, five hospitals were unable to provide fertility preservation and had no relationship with other hospitals. Doctors should give fertility preservation options to all patients at risk of infertility because of their cancer treatment. It is suggested that the local networks should be utilized and relationships with neighboring hospitals strengthened.
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