Introduction: Cancer treatment and male fertility: effects of therapy and current and future management options.
Cancer treatments are detrimental to spermatogenesis. This series reviews effects of anticancer therapies on male fertility, current and future approaches to determine sperm health, and gives recommendations for patient management.
Division of Urology, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Division of Urology, Rhode Island and The Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island. Electronic address: Mark_Sigman@Brown.edu.
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D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015925:Cryopreservation; D059247:Fertility Preservation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D013074:Sperm Banks; D053625:Sperm Retrieval; D013091:Spermatogenesis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology / Q000528:radiation effects
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents
Chemotherapy; sperm banking; sperm cryopreservation