Abstract

The incidence of a cancer diagnosis in children and young adolescents is increasing. With better treatments, the number of young cancer survivors living through reproductive age is increasing. Fertility preservation of these men and women has become essential and needs to be discussed prior to the start of cancer treatment. Here we review the current guidelines for male oncofertility patients and highlight some of the important gonadotoxic effects of chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery. Options for fertility preservation are also discussed along with resources that should be made available to all patients.

Details

Title
Current practices in fertility preservation in male cancer patients
Author
Osterberg, E; Ramasamy, Ranjith; Masson, Puneet; Brannigan, Robert
Pages
13-17
Publication year
2014
Publication date
Jan-Mar 2014
Publisher
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd.
ISSN
09747796
e-ISSN
09747834
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1499683003
Copyright
Copyright Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd Jan-Mar 2014