Evaluation of contraception methods in chronic myeloid leukemia patients: A Turkish multicenter study
Background and AimChronic myeloid leukemia (CML) incidence has recently increased in younger individuals. With time, given the nature of the disease and available therapies, as well as the existing paucity and inconsistency of advice, worries about fertility have surfaced. With all these clear unknowns, we designed this study to raise awareness among both physicians and CML patients about whether male and female patients of childbearing age were using contraception at the time of diagnosis, and if so, which methods they were using. In this context, this study aimed to evaluate the contraception methods in patients with CML.Materials and MethodsEighteen centres from Turkey participated in the study. Male and female patients of childbearing age diagnosed with chronic and accelerated phase CML between the years 2000 and 2024 were evaluated retrospectively.ResultsOf the two hundred and thirty-two patients included, one hundred and twenty-five (53.9%) of these patients were female and 107 (46.1%) were male. At diagnosis, all female patients were in the childbearing age, and male patients were sexually active. The median age at diagnosis of the patients was 38 (range, 18-77) years. Eighty-six (68.8%) female patients were using any contraception method, while this was 53.2% (n = 57) among male patients.ConclusionIn conclusion, since CML patients are diagnosed at an earlier age and the desire of these patients to have children, adequate information and evaluation should be provided regarding fertility and contraception issues, especially in female patients, from the moment of diagnosis.
Authors
- Eren Arslan Davulcu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9262-2883)
- Abdülkerim Yıldız (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9596-4042)
- Mehmet Baysal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7681-4623)
- Vildan Gürsoy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3645-9345)
- Yıldız İpek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2952-2286)
- İbrahim Ethem Pınar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9907-1498)
- Haydar Zengin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9872-0206)
- Ahmet Emre Eşkazan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9568-0894)
- Deniz Özmen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7561-446X)
- Rafiye Çiftçiler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5687-8531)
- Sinan Mersin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7588-6000)
- Serhat Çelik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1052-9800)
- Esra Yıldızhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1026-5761)
- Tayfun Elibol (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8738-5246)
- Atakan Teki̇nalp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7937-4045)
- Cem Selim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2717-8306)
- Zeynep Tuğba Güven (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1600-9731)
- Melda Cömert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7798-4349)
- Samet Yaman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8419-5794)
- Zehra Narlı Özdemir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3237-320X)
- Serkan Güven
Institutions
- Izmir University (TR)
- Selçuk University (TR)
- Bursa Technical University (TR)
- Hitit Üniversitesi (TR)
- Gülhane Askerî Tıp Akademisi (TR)
- Dr Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi (TR)
- Necmettin Erbakan University (TR)
- Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa (TR)
- Isparta University of Applied Sciences (TR)
- City Hospital (GB)
- Bakırköy Dr.Sadi Konuk Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi (TR)
- Şanlıurfa Mehmet Akif İnan Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi (TR)
- Kayseri Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi (TR)
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi (TR)
- Ali Osman Sonmez Oncology Hospital (TR)
- Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi (TR)
- Muğla University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice
- Published
- 2024-09-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10781552241280615
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00