title: Follow-up of sperm concentration and motility in patients with lymphoma.
abstract: Lymphomas are a group of diseases, prevalent at reproductive age. Fertility is notoriously reduced among lymphoma patients. This study evaluates pre- and post-treatment semen concentration and motility, and factors associated with semen quality deterioration. We followed-up 33 patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma or with Hodgkin's disease during the years 1987-1997 who were referred for semen cryopreservation. Pretreatment semen analysis, and hormonal profile were recorded at diagnosis and at least 1 year after completion of the treatment, and compared. Medical records for disease type, disease stage and treatment protocols were related to long-term sperm outcome. Hormonal concentrations were not predictive of post-treatment sperm concentration. In patients with localized disease, initial sperm concentration and motility tended to be preserved, compared with patients with widespread disease (P: = 0. 016). In Hodgkin's disease patients, treatment with the adriamycin, bleomycin, vinblastine and dacarbazine (ABVD) protocol was superior to the mechloretamine, vincristine, procarbazine and prednisone with ABV protocol regarding germinal toxicity (P: = 0.0008). The post-treatment sperm outcome was better in patients treated with local irradiation than in those who did not undergo irradiation (P: = 0.0027). No predictive tools for post-treatment fertility were found and, therefore, every patient with a lymphoma should have his semen cryopreserved at diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: The Institute for the Study of Fertility, Lis Maternity Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tal
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Botchan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hauser
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yogev
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Paz
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yavetz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D015925:Cryopreservation; D003606:Dacarbazine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008466:Mechlorethamine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D011344:Procarbazine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D012662:Semen Preservation; D013076:Sperm Count; D013081:Sperm Motility; D014747:Vinblastine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D001761:Bleomycin; D011344:Procarbazine; D008466:Mechlorethamine; D014750:Vincristine; D014747:Vinblastine; D003606:Dacarbazine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D011241:Prednisone