Research Article

[Retracted] Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Health Practitioners towards Fertility Preservation in Cancer Patients in an Environmental Region of Saudi Arabia

Table 3

Factors influence health practitioner’s discussion of fertility preservation with their cancer patients.

FactorsAgreementDisagreement No. (%)
No. (%)

The patient cannot afford fertility preservation92 (92%) 8 (8%)
The patient has a poor prognosis91 (91%) 9 (9%)
Lack of fertility services in the area85 (85%) 15 (15%)
The patient is too ill to delay treatment to pursue fertility preservation85 (85%) 15 (15%)
The patient has a hormonally sensitive malignancy84 (84%) 16 (16%)
The patient already has a child or children78 (78%) 22 (22%)
The patient does not want to discuss fertility preservation77 (77%) 23 (23%)
Constraints on my time72 (72%) 28 (28%)
Someone else within my practice discusses fertility preservation with my patients70 (70%) 30 (30%)
My limited knowledge of fertility preservation options69 (69%) 31 (31%)
The patient is single57 (57%) 43 (43%)