Effectiveness in Sperm Banking for Cancer Patients
By Kathleen
A recent study investigated the benefits of freezing sperm in young male patients prior to receiving cancer treatment. Childhood cancer treatment has improved dramatically resulting in a greater number of survivors. Surgery, radiation and chemotherapy may cause temporary or permanent infertility. In this study, the patients who used their frozen sperm sample later in life had a 36% fertility success rate using IUI (intrauterine insemination) and 50% using IVF (in vitro fertilization). Pregnancies have been reported for cases in which the sperm has been stored for 20 years prior to thawing and insemination. Surprisingly even though freezing sperm has proven to be highly effective, discussion of reproductive options with young male cancer patients is not standard procedure.
A recent study investigated the benefits of freezing sperm in young male patients prior to receiving cancer treatment. Childhood cancer treatment has improved dramatically resulting in a greater number of survivors. Surgery, radiation and chemotherapy may cause temporary or permanent infertility. In this study, the patients who used their frozen sperm sample later in life had a 36% fertility success rate using IUI (intrauterine insemination) and 50% using IVF (in vitro fertilization). Pregnancies have been reported for cases in which the sperm has been stored for 20 years prior to thawing and insemination. Surprisingly even though freezing sperm has proven to be highly effective, discussion of reproductive options with young male cancer patients is not standard procedure.
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