Sperm cryopreservation practices among adolescent cancer patients at risk for infertility

James L. Klosky; Mary E. Randolph; Fariba Navid; Heather L. Gamble; Sheri L. Spunt; Monika L. Metzger; Najat Daw; E. Brannon Morris; Melissa M. Hudson

doi:10.1080/08880010902901294

Sperm cryopreservation practices among adolescent cancer patients at risk for infertility

James L. Klosky, Mary E. Randolph, Fariba Navid, Heather L. Gamble, Sheri L. Spunt, Monika L. Metzger, Najat Daw, E. Brannon Morris, Melissa M. Hudson

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To assess sperm cryopreservation among males newly diagnosed with cancer aged 13 years and older, attending oncologists assigned infertility risk (yes/no) to patients and reported whether their patients engaged in sperm cryopreservation. Only 28.1% of informed at-risk patients banked sperm. Utilization of sperm banking was significantly associated with a diagnosis of central nervous system (CNS) malignancy or non-CNS solid tumor diagnosis, higher socioeconomic status, and not being a member of an Evangelical religious group. These results suggest that sperm banking is underutilized among adolescent males newly diagnosed with cancer, and that strategies to increase the engagement in this fertility preservation method are needed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	252-260
Number of pages	9
Journal	Pediatric hematology and oncology
Volume	26
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/08880010902901294
State	Published - May 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Assisted reproduction
Childhood cancer
Fertility
Sperm cryopreservation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Hematology
Oncology

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