Should we offer semen cryopreservation to men with testicular cancer?

نویسندگان

  • F F Pasqualotto
  • A Agarwal
چکیده

Semen cryopreservation has become particularly important in recent years for several reasons. Long.-term survival rates have increased: more than 90% of patients with testicular cancer now survive longer than 5 years,1 making treatment-related complications such as infertility more of an issue. Assisted reproductive techniques have also improved, and cryopreserved semen from men with cancer can be used successfully to initiate pregnancies.2 In addition, semen cryopreservation helps patients maintain their morale during stressful treatment by providing hope that they may still be able to have children. A:

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

دوره 68 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2001