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Future fertility and the opportunity to have a family are among the most important concerns of people with cancer. There is a wide variation in the awareness of health care professionals of the need for timely fertility discussion with people diagnosed with cancer.

Currently, fertility preservation care is often underimplemented. The barriers to overcome include limited models of care and uneven access due to cost, low health literacy, and patient education.

This MJA perspective shares more.

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• Explain key components of the perspective.
• List the options for fertility preservation.
• Recognise the interventions recommended for fertility preservation of patients with cancer.

Authors: Violet Kieu, Catharyn Stern, Jessica Harris, Yasmin Jayasinghe, Natalie Bradford, Wanyuan Cui, Rebecca Deans, Tamara Hunter, Catherine Allingham, Stefan C Kane, Lei Shong Lau, Shanna Logan, Robert McLachlan, Kristen Neville, Michelle Peate, Marianne Phillips, Carla Saunders, Marianne Tome, Rita Upreti, Kate White, Antoinette Anazodo and Roger J Hart

Article Type: Perspective