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This study aimed to explore the perspective of oncologists in Oman on fertility preservation. Methods: A cross-sectional study of physicians and surgeons dealing with patients with cancer was conducted from June 2021 to December 2021. A standardized and validated questionnaire was used to collect data. Results: Participants reported that they are knowledgeable about sperm cryopreservation and gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists use but not other methods of fertility preservation. About 94% of the participants reported that they need more knowledge about fertility preservation. More than half of the participants had never encountered cancer patients who used ovarian cryopreservation, testicular tissue cryopreservation, in vitro fertilization with embryo cryopreservation and oocyte cryopreservation. The majority (78%) agreed that discussing fertility preservation with newly diagnosed cancer patients is a high priority. Conclusions: Oncologists in Oman are supportive of fertility preservation. The lack of knowledge and unavailability of well-structured fertility preservation services in Oman hinders the initiation of fertility preservation discussions.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/life13030801","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,3,16]],"date-time":"2023-03-16T03:50:45Z","timestamp":1678938645000},"page":"801","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":11,"title":["Oncologists\u2019 Knowledge, Practice and Attitude toward Fertility Preservation: A National Survey"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Ahmed","family":"Al Ghaithi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat 123, Oman"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Eyas","family":"Al Rashdi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat 123, Oman"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Maryam","family":"Al Shukri","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat 123, Oman"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rahma","family":"Al Ghabshi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Hospital 111, Muscat 123, Oman"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5289-0445","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Halima","family":"Albalushi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Human and Clinical Anatomy, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat 123, Oman"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,3,15]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Ganz, P.A. 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