Table 3.
Frequencies of young mothers’ agreement with statements on fertility, family planning, counseling, and fertility preservation procedures (overall and by age groups)
| Young mothers with breast cancer, n (%) |
||||
| total
(n = 1,153) |
<36 years
(n = 254) |
36–39 years
(n = 310) |
≥40 years
(n = 589) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At the time of diagnosis my family plans had not been finally completed | 294/1,153 (25.5) | 139/254 (54.7) | 93/310 (30.0) | 62/589 (10.5) |
| At the time of diagnosis family plans ‘played a role’ | 248/1,129 (22.0) | 115/249 (46.2) | 79/307 (25.7) | 54/573 (9.4) |
| 248/293 (84.6)a | 115/138 (83.3)a | 79/93 (84.9)a | 54/62 (87.1)a | |
| (My family plans had not been completed and) I would have liked to be counseled | 179/288 (62.2) | 88/136 (64.7) | 58/92 (63.0) | 33/60 (55.0) |
| I was informed about how diagnosis and treatment could affect my fertility | 540/1,082 (49.9) | 180/249 (72.3) | 174/302 (57.6) | 186/531 (35.0) |
| Counseling at a specialized (family planning) center was offered to me | 130/1,066 (12.2) | 70/248 (28.2) | 42/298 (14.1) | 18/520 (3.5) |
| I was counseled at a specialized center | 41/1,066 (3.8) | 27/249 (10.8) | 11/296 (3.7) | 3/521 (0.6) |
| I have undergone fertility protecting procedures | 26/1,069 (2.4) | 19/248 (7.7) | 6/299 (2.0) | 1/522 (0.2) |
| Right now, I have family plans | 116/1,122 (10.3) | 63/252 (25.0) | 35/305 (11.5) | 18/565 (3.2) |
| Right now, I am trying to get pregnant | 10/1,112 (0.9) | 2/252 (0.8) | 4/307 (1.3) | 4/553 (0.7) |
| After my breast cancer diagnosis, I was pregnant | 28/1,110 (2.5) | 13/251 (5.1) | 8/306 (2.6) | 7/553 (1.3) |
| After my breast cancer diagnosis, I was pregnant and gave birth to a child | 23/28 (82.1) | 11/13 (84.6) | 6/8 (75.0) | 6/7 (85.7) |
a
Considering only those women who had not completed family planning at the time of diagnosis.