Fertility Concerns and Access to Care for Stem Cell Transplantation Candidates with Sickle Cell Disease.
Biol Blood Marrow Transplant
; 26(8): e192-e197, 2020 08.
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ABSTRACT
Sickle cell disease (SCD) affects 100,000 Americans and causes significant psychiatric illness and poor quality of life in many domains, including infertility. Hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is the only available cure for SCD, but it can entail chronic toxicities, including psychiatric conditions, such as depression and anxiety, and sterility in both men and women. There is scant literature on fertility or psychiatric outcomes for patients with SCD receiving HCT, and none considering the additive ramifications of the stresses of SCD, transplantation, and infertility. Financial toxicity is a significant concern for all patients undergoing HCT. Treatment for infertility is also very expensive, and access to fertility services is variable in the United States, adding to the medical and quality of life burden for this patient population. Here we review the relevant areas of SCD and infertility, SCD and psychiatric wellness, access to care, and infertility and quality of life. Collectively, these data suggest that the group of patients with SCD who undergo HCT and experience infertility are at particularly high risk for poor quality of life, worsening psychiatric health, and poor access to adequate fertility treatment.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas
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Infertilidade
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Anemia Falciforme
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Biol Blood Marrow Transplant
Assunto da revista:
HEMATOLOGIA
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TRANSPLANTE
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article