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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Feb 5.
Published in final edited form as: Bone Marrow Transplant. 2013 Feb 18;48(8):1091–1097. doi: 10.1038/bmt.2013.13

Table 2.

Primary perceived barriers to discussing fertility preservation with HCT recipients

Characteristic Responses* (%)
My typical patient is too ill to delay treatment 102 (55%)
Insurance does not cover fertility preservation 64 (35%)
Patients cannot afford fertility preservation 61 (33%)
Time constraints limit fertility preservation discussion 50 (27%)
Do not have sufficient knowledge to discuss fertility preservation 30 (16%)
Do not have information to give to patients about fertility preservation 28 (15%)
Patients do not want to discuss fertility preservation 25 (14%)
There is no place/person to refer my patients 22 (12%)
No barriers 29 16%)
*

Respondents could choose multiple responses