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Sperm Cryopreservation for Male Cancer Patients: More than 10 Years of Experience, in Beijing China
- Source :
- Medical Science Monitor : International Medical Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- BACKGROUND Fertility preservation is very important for male cancer patients, especially adolescents. Unfortunately, the use of fertility preservation is very low among Chinese male cancer patients. Additionally, the cumulative rate of frozen sperm use is also low. MATERIAL AND METHODS We performed a retrospective study by collecting available information at the Human Sperm Bank, National Research Institute for Family Planning from July 2006 to December 2017 to examine the data in China. RESULTS A total 145 male cancer patients underwent sperm cryopreservation. The patients were 29.3±6.9 years old, and 6.2% (9 out of 145) of the patients were adolescents under the age of 18 years old. As of June 2018, only 9.7% (14 out of 145) of patients returned to use their cryopreserved sperm for assisted reproduction technology (ART). Of the 33 ART cycles, conceptions were achieved in 51.5% (17 out of 33), and the rate of patients who had a baby was 71.4% (10 out of 14). The data indicate men with testicular cancer or leukemia had lower total sperm counts and recovery rate of progressive sperm than did men with other types of cancer, while men with sarcoma had the lowest progressive sperm. CONCLUSIONS The physician should make an effort to promote fertility preservation for male cancer patients in China. And patients with testicular cancer and leukemia require additional attention.
- Subjects :
- Infertility
Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Reproductive Techniques, Assisted
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
03 medical and health sciences
Young Adult
0302 clinical medicine
Clinical Research
Neoplasms
medicine
Humans
Fertility preservation
Young adult
Testicular cancer
Infertility, Male
Retrospective Studies
Cryopreservation
Obstetrics
business.industry
Cancer
Fertility Preservation
Retrospective cohort study
General Medicine
medicine.disease
Sperm bank
Sperm
Spermatozoa
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Beijing
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 16433750
- Volume :
- 25
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....f5858cd289ff72e49a4ba8ac4a6ad5cd