Perspectives on fertility preservation among women living with breast cancer in Ghana
The burden of cancer care, lack of awareness and testimonials, religious beliefs, and financial constraints constitute significant barriers to FP uptake among breast cancer patients in Ghana. Emphasizing FP during pre-treatment counselling aligns with patients' rights to this knowledge and holds prospects to increase uptake.
Authors
- Alim Swarray‐Deen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9686-1187)
- Dzifa A. Attah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1410-0673)
- J. Nsaful
- SA Oppong
- Promise Emmanuel Sefogah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3575-2838)
- CA Moyer
Institutions
- University of Ghana (GH)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (GH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Women s Health
- Published
- 2025-08-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-025-03963-1
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive Biology and Fertility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.76
Funders
- Fogarty International Center