Outcome Evaluation After Fertility Preservation
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: This is an observational cohort study.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Cancer, Fertility Issues. Basic parameters: up to 60 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Hong Kong
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
It is important to evaluate outcomes after different fertility preservation strategies. Therefore, this study aims to assess the outcomes after different fertility preservation strategies and identify any factors that may affect their reproductive outcome.
Detailed description
All patients who have undergone or will seek fertility preservation services in PWH will be invited to participate. For those patients who have undergone fertility preservation services in PWH, when they come back to use their frozen gametes or embryos, they will also be invited to participate.
Medical record assessment When patients come for fertility preservation consultation in PWH, they will be invited to participate. The medical notes of these patients undergoing fertility preservation services will be reviewed. The baseline characteristics including the socio-demographic background, past medical history, details of the surgical procedures, and the subsequent reproductive outcome, will be obtained by reviewing their hospital record. The participants will not be required to take any extra procedures.
Interventions
- Other This is an observational cohort study
This is an observational cohort study
Primary outcome measures
- To determine any factors that may affect the success rate of different fertility preservation methods. [Time frame: 10 years]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- To assess the pregnancy rate after different fertility preservation methods. [Time frame: 10 years]
- To report on the frequency of surgical complications [Time frame: 10 years]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Patients aged from 0-50 years old
- Patients with any illness or who will undergo any type of treatment that may cause irreversible damage to their fertility, such as extensive abdominal surgery, high toxicity medication and treatments;
- Patients seek for fertility preservation services
Exclusion criteria
-Patients unable to provide consent/assent (i.e. significant psychiatric problems/cognitive delay)
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Case-only
Study locations
Hong Kong · 1 center
- Prince of Wales Hospital — Hong Kong
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06043609 · 2023.346