1. Current options for preservation of fertility in the male
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Peter A. Holoch and Moshe Wald
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Adult ,Counseling ,Male ,Infertility ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Sperm Retrieval ,Adolescent ,Reproductive Techniques, Assisted ,media_common.quotation_subject ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Antineoplastic Agents ,Fertility ,Biology ,Risk Assessment ,Male infertility ,Young Adult ,Risk Factors ,medicine ,Humans ,Fertility preservation ,Young adult ,Infertility, Male ,media_common ,Cryopreservation ,Gynecology ,Chemotherapy ,Radiotherapy ,Sperm Banks ,Obstetrics ,Age Factors ,Obstetrics and Gynecology ,Cancer ,medicine.disease ,Sperm bank ,Reproductive Medicine ,Semen Preservation - Abstract
Modern cancer therapies have greatly improved survival rates in men of reproductive age and younger; however, surgery, chemotherapy, and irradiation may lead to male infertility. Men with cancer should be counseled about fertility preservation before initiating therapy, when possible. Currently, options for male fertility preservation include cryopreservation of semen or testicular tissue. However, prepubertal boys pose a special problem in this area.
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- 2011
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