Is semen cryopreservation helpful in testicular cancer?

Currently, semen to be "banked" by cryopreservation must have a minimum sperm concentration of 40 million/ml. and a minimum motility of 60 per cent. In analyzing semen of our patients with testicular cancer after unilateral orchiectomy but before further therapy, we have found that the sem...

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Published in:	Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.) Vol. 15; no. 6; p. 581
Main Authors:	Bracken, R B, Smith, K D
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-01-1980
Subjects:	Adult Castration Humans Infertility, Male - etiology Male Semen Preservation Sperm Count Sperm Motility Testicular Neoplasms - therapy Time Factors
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Summary:	Currently, semen to be "banked" by cryopreservation must have a minimum sperm concentration of 40 million/ml. and a minimum motility of 60 per cent. In analyzing semen of our patients with testicular cancer after unilateral orchiectomy but before further therapy, we have found that the semen of only 4 per cent (1/25) meets those minimum requirements. The results of this study suggest that cryopreservation may be an unrealistic solution to the infertility that may result from the treatment of testicular cancer.
ISSN:	0090-4295
DOI:	10.1016/0090-4295(80)90371-4