van Dijk M, et al. - Researchers investigated if female childhood cancer survivors (CCSs) express a decreased desire to have children. Also, they explored if these females use reproductive health care more often compared to women without a history of cancer. Findings suggested no difference in the desire to have children between CCSs and controls. However, CCSs were observed to consult a fertility specialist more often, at a younger age, and sooner after their first attempt at conceiving. Risk factors for consulting a fertility specialist included a previous diagnosis of renal tumour, leukaemia, lymphoma or a CNS tumour, and treatment with alkylating chemotherapy, gonadotoxic radiotherapy or both.