One in 10 adolescent cancer survivors are affected by medical and psychosocial reproductive concerns which evolve through the survivorship period. Infertility is one of the most distressing adverse consequences of successful cancer treatment in cancer survivors of all ages. It affects the future quality of life of patients and leads to psychological distress, as well as being a predictor of stress in relationships. Various studies demonstrate that the opportunity to discuss reproductive concerns lowers psychological distress.

Oncofertility care in the survivorship period is not well integrated into standard care even though cancer survivors need reproductive care in many ways leading to a significant number of cancer patients not having fertility preservation at diagnosis or in survivorship. An effective solution to address this unmet need is a nurse-led reproductive clinic. The funds raised during Dry July 2021 will support a Clinical Nurse Consultant for the reproductive clinic providing patients of reproductive age with reliable information about the risk of reproductive harm and the potential options for fertility preservation.