Sperm cryopreservation before definitive therapy for early‐stage prostate cancer: A single institution experience.

Boyd et al. reported that only 8.7% of localized PC patients were informed about the possibility of future male-infertility before PC treatment.[2] Most PC patients are relatively aged and most physician tend to avoid about discussing it with their patients. Abbreviations & Acronyms PC prostate cancer YCUMC Yokohama City University Medical Center TESE testicular sperm extraction Male-fertility preservation - sperm cryopreservation is a gold standard for male-fertility preservation - has been paid attention for cancer patients over the past two decades because significant cancer treatment increasing cancer survivors and leading demand for future parenthood.[1] Unfortunately, prostate cancer (PC) patients are not adequately informed about treatment-induced infertility before PC treatment although there were certain patients who hope fertility preservation.[2] In this study, we report real-world data about sperm cryopreservation before definitive therapy for early-stage PC at our institution. Therefore, physician should inform about possibility of male-infertility due to PC treatment and discuss about sperm cryopreservation before PC treatment with patients who hope male-fertility preservation. [Extracted from the article]