Outcome Evaluation After Fertility Preservation

Chinese University of Hong Kong100 enrolled

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.

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.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Cancer Fertility Issues

Interventions

This is an observational cohort studyOTHER

This is an observational cohort study

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMax age: 60 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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)

Locations (1)

Prince of Wales Hospital

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

To determine any factors that may affect the success rate of different fertility preservation methods.

The medical notes of these patients undergoing fertility preservation services will be reviewed. The baseline characteristics including the socio-demographic background will be obtained by reviewing their hospital record.

Time frame: 10 years

Secondary Outcomes

To assess the pregnancy rate after different fertility preservation methods.

The medical notes of these patients undergoing fertility preservation services will be reviewed. The subsequent reproductive outcome will be obtained by reviewing their hospital record.

Time frame: 10 years

To report on the frequency of surgical complications

The medical notes of these patients undergoing fertility preservation services will be reviewed. The details of the surgical procedures will be obtained by reviewing their hospital record.

Time frame: 10 years

Central Contacts

Jacqueline CHUNG, MBBS

CONTACT

35051537 jacquelinechung@cuhk.edu.hk

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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