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 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.
D000328:Adult; D002369:Castration; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D012662:Semen Preservation; D013076:Sperm Count; D013081:Sperm Motility; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D013997:Time Factors