Table 4.
Health care professionals’ fertility-related information provision for the Portuguese sample, the USA sample and the total sample.
| Portuguese Sample (N=59) % (N) |
USA Sample (N=43) % (N) |
Total Sample (N=102) % (N) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| During the diagnosis and treatment phases, were fertility issues mentioned and discussed by your doctor and/or other health professionals? | 68% (40) | 74% (32) | 71% (72) | |
| During the diagnosis and treatment phases, did you have the opportunity to ask questions and express your concerns about fertility and future pregnancy to your doctor? | 76% (45) | 79% (34) | 78% (79) | |
| If you answered Yes, were you properly informed? | 80% (36) | 97% (32) | 68% (67)*1 | |
| Source of fertility information provision | ||||
| Oncologist | 64% (38) | 77% (33) | 70% (71) | |
| Nurses | 27% (16) | 16% (7) | 23% (23) | |
| Family Medicine Physician | 19% (11) | 0% (0) | 11% (11) *2 | |
| Support Groups | 7% (4) | 7% (3) | 7% (7) | |
| Internet | 34% (20) | 23% (10) | 29% (30) | |
| Leaflets | 15% (9) | 7% (3) | 12% (12) | |
| Other patients | 14% (8) | 2% (1) | 9% (9) | |
| Other Source | 24% (14) | 19% (8) | 22% (22) | |
*1
p=0.01;
*2
p=0.002