{"title":"[Influencing factors of fertility preservation decision-making in patients with testicular cancer： A qualitative study].","authors":"Ya Hu, Xue Fu, Cang-Mei Fu, Xiang-Dong Li","doi":"","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The aim of this study is to explore the influencing factors of fertility preservation decision-making in testicular cancer patient and provide a basis for clinical decision.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A descriptive qualitative study was conducted using purposive sampling in 18 testicular cancer patients. Semi-structured interviews were performed, and data were analyzed through content analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 3 themes and 10 subthemes were extracted including individual factors (fertility circumstance, concerns about sperm cryopreservation efficacy/quality, the preferred choice between treatment and fertility preservation, confidence in future fertility), medical factors (physicians' recommendations on fertility preservation, fertility-related information, urgency of treatment), and socio-environmental factors (traditional beliefs of fertility, family/partner support, accessibility/cost of cryopreservation).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study highlights many influencing factors of fertility preservation decision-making in testicular cancer patients, emphasizing the need for clinicians to enhance awareness of fertility preservation, provide timely and targeted information, and advocate for policy interventions to reduce financial barriers. Strengthening healthcare support and systemic safeguards may optimize patients' decision-making outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":24012,"journal":{"name":"中华男科学杂志","volume":"31 8","pages":"717-722"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"中华男科学杂志","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Objective: The aim of this study is to explore the influencing factors of fertility preservation decision-making in testicular cancer patient and provide a basis for clinical decision.
Methods: A descriptive qualitative study was conducted using purposive sampling in 18 testicular cancer patients. Semi-structured interviews were performed, and data were analyzed through content analysis.
Results: A total of 3 themes and 10 subthemes were extracted including individual factors (fertility circumstance, concerns about sperm cryopreservation efficacy/quality, the preferred choice between treatment and fertility preservation, confidence in future fertility), medical factors (physicians' recommendations on fertility preservation, fertility-related information, urgency of treatment), and socio-environmental factors (traditional beliefs of fertility, family/partner support, accessibility/cost of cryopreservation).
Conclusion: This study highlights many influencing factors of fertility preservation decision-making in testicular cancer patients, emphasizing the need for clinicians to enhance awareness of fertility preservation, provide timely and targeted information, and advocate for policy interventions to reduce financial barriers. Strengthening healthcare support and systemic safeguards may optimize patients' decision-making outcomes.
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National journal of andrology was founded in June 1995. It is a core journal of andrology and reproductive medicine, published monthly, and is publicly distributed at home and abroad. The main columns include expert talks, monographs (basic research, clinical research, evidence-based medicine, traditional Chinese medicine), reviews, clinical experience exchanges, case reports, etc. Priority is given to various fund-funded projects, especially the 12th Five-Year National Support Plan and the National Natural Science Foundation funded projects. This journal is included in about 20 domestic databases, including the National Science and Technology Paper Statistical Source Journal (China Science and Technology Core Journal), the Source Journal of the China Science Citation Database, the Statistical Source Journal of the China Academic Journal Comprehensive Evaluation Database (CAJCED), the Full-text Collection Journal of the China Journal Full-text Database (CJFD), the Overview of the Chinese Core Journals (2017 Edition), and the Source Journal of the Top Academic Papers of China's Fine Science and Technology Journals (F5000). It has been included in the full text of the American Chemical Abstracts, the American MEDLINE, the American EBSCO, and the database.
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