1.Sperm banking before gonadotoxic treatment: is it worth the effort?
Kilian VOMSTEIN ; Elisabeth REISER ; Germar M PINGGERA ; Peter TOERZSOEK ; Susanne DEININGER ; Thomas KRIESCHE ; Wolfgang BIASIO ; Lukas LUSUARDI ; Bettina TOTH
Asian Journal of Andrology 2021;23(5):490-494
We aimed to compare the sperm quality in different cancer types and benign diseases before gonadotoxic treatment, and assess the usage rate of cryopreserved sperm for assisted reproductive treatment (ART). This retrospective study was conducted at two university clinics between January 2008 and July 2018. A total of 545 patients suffering from cancer or benign diseases were included in the study. The pretreatment sperm analyses were based on the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines. Patients with testicular malignancy (TM) showed a significantly lower sperm count (median [interquartile range]: 18.7 × 10
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