Parental perspective on the risk of infertility and fertility preservation options for children and adolescents with sickle cell disease considering hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Sinha C, Meacham L, Bakshi N, Ross D, Krishnamurti L. Parental perspective on the risk of infertility and fertility preservation options for children and adolescents with sickle cell disease considering hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2023, 70: e30276. PMID: 37051746, PMCID: PMC10544372, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.30276.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHematopoietic stem cell transplantationRisk of infertilitySickle cell diseaseStem cell transplantationFertility preservationCell transplantationCell diseaseMajor long-term complicationPrimary caregiversIdentical related donorsDisease-free survivalFertility preservation optionsFertility preservation proceduresLong-term complicationsHuman leukocyte antigenConditioning regimenHost diseaseRelated donorsLeukocyte antigenPreservation optionsHCT physiciansSurvival rateAvailable HLAEleven participantsInfertility