title: Sperm banking: is it a viable option for cancer patients?
abstract: Should cryopreservation be routinely offered to cancer patients undergoing therapy that could eventually cause gonadal damage, even if their semen is suboptimal? The possibilities for successful reproductive outcomes are encouraging for cancer patients whose complete loss of fertility would otherwise occur. Although many technical, legal, and ethical considerations remain, failure to appraise patients of reproductive options that are available to them is a violation of patient autonomy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hutchinson
mesh_terms: D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy*; D013074:Sperm Banks / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013091:Spermatogenesis