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Chapter 14 - Use of Cryopreserved Sperm and ART after Chemotherapy or Radiotherapy

from Section 4 - Fertility Preservation Strategies in the Male

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2021

By
Ryan Flannigan ,
Elizabeth Grill  and
Peter N Schlegel
Edited by
Jacques Donnez  and
S. Samuel Kim
Jacques Donnez
Affiliation:
Catholic University of Louvain, Brussels
S. Samuel Kim
Affiliation:
University of Kansas School of Medicine
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Summary

Recent advances in the treatment of cancer have led to greater longevity among men in reproductive ages with a 75% five-year cancer survival rate in boys aged 15 years or younger [1] and 66% among men aged 15–44 [2]. There is increased recognition that quality of life including paternity is significant issues for cancer survivors. We will focus primarily on patients with testicular cancer and lymphoma that generally affects younger patients in the reproductive window with an excellent overall survival. However, one must realize in our modern society the age of desiring paternity has increased due to postponement of marriage as well as for other social reasons. Therefore, this chapter will focus not only on those who completed chemotherapy as children but adult cancer patients as well.

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Principles and Practice
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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