Table 2 Characteristics of survey respondents that received treatment with potential to compromise fertility for GYN cancer
Type of cancer | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total sample (n = 768) | Cervical (n = 218) | Ovarian (n = 244) | Uterine (n = 158) | Vulvar/Vaginal (n = 13) | Placental (n = 3) | |
Age at diagnosis, years, mean (SD) | 33 · 4 (5 · 5) | 33 · 3 (5) | 31 · 7 (6 · 3) | 36 · 1 (4 · 1) | 37 · 9 (2 · 2) | 33 (0) |
Age at survey, years, mean (SD) | 45 (6 · 9) | 45 · 1 (6 · 5) | 43 · 2 (7 · 7) | 40 · 5 (7 · 1) | 46 · 3 (4 · 4) | 44 (0) |
Years since diagnosis, mean (SD) | 11 · 6 (4 · 2) | 11 · 8 (4) | 11 · 5 (4 · 3) | 11 · 4 (4 · 5) | 10 (3 · 1) | 11 (0) |
Children before treatment, % | 65 | 73 | 55 | 64 | 77 | 100 |
Desiring children after treatment, % | 52 | 49 | 58 | 51 | 31 | 0 |
Attempted pregnancy, % | 13 | 10 | 25 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
Had children after treatment, % | 8 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 0 |