Young Women Diagnosed With Early Stage Ovarian Cancer: A Focus on Fertility Issues and Sexual Function

A Pilot Study of Young Women Diagnosed With Early Stage Ovarian Cancer: A Focus on Fertility Issues and Sexual Function

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00525460

Enrollment

Registered

2007-09-05

Start date

2006-04-30

Completion date

2014-12-31

Last updated

2018-07-27

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Conditions

Ovarian Cancer

Keywords

fertility, stage I ovarian cancer, stage II ovarian cancer, fertility sparing

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to ask youn women diagnosed with ovarian cancer who have undergone surgery that will allow them to have children in the future, on issues such as: education about their options to keep their ability to have children, after-chemotherapy treatment decision making, and reproductive history. The second purpose is to determine the effect of an early diagnosis of ovarian cancer on the sexual functioning of women.

Detailed description

* Participants will be asked to complete a questionnaire either in the clinic or at home and return it to the research staff by mail or in person. * The study will involve being asked questions about the following: Fertility history; sexual history after being diagnosed with cancer; decision to have surgery that will allow them to have children; education they may or may not have received about the surgery that saved their ability to have children. * Answers to all questions will be kept confidential and participants will be identified by a number only.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALFertility-Sparing Survey

A questionnaire completed either in the clinic or at home

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Women diagnosed with stage I or II invasive ovarian cancer, that underwent fertility sparing surgery * Women who were premenopausal prior to diagnosis * 40 years of age or younger at the time of ovarian cancer diagnosis * Completed therapy for early stage cancer * No evidence of recurrence * No history fo known infertility prior to diagnosis * No other significant medical conditions that would affect fertility

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To survey young women diagnosed with ovarian cancer who have undergone fertility sparing surgery on issues such as fertility counseling, post treatment decision making and reproductive history.	36 months

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To determine the effect of an early diagnosis of ovarian cancer on the sexual functioning of women.	36 months
To determine the feasibility of the Fertility-Sparing Survey included in this study.	36 months

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026