MyOncofertility.org: a web-based patient education resource supporting decision making under severe emotional and cognitive overload

• Published in: Cancer treatment and research Vol. 156; p. 345
• Main Authors: Jona, Kemi, Gerber, Adam
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 2010
• Subjects: Adaptation, Psychological; Cognition; Decision Making; Female; Humans; Infertility - etiology; Infertility - psychology; Internet; Male; Neoplasms - complications; Neoplasms - psychology; Patient Education as Topic - organization & administration

Kristin, a 38-year-old female with breast cancer, was scheduled to begin treatment a week after receiving her diagnosis. Although she was in a four-year-long relationship, she had never thought about having kids. Kristin was told that embryo banking (IVF) was the best option for fertility preservati...