title: Fertility Preservation in Young Men Treated for Malignancies: Options for Precancer Treatment.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Fertility preservation (FP) is an essential component of treatment for young men with a new cancer diagnosis.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To discuss the barriers and recommendations for FP along with the impacts of cancer and cancer treatment on fertility, and to present the various options for FP in young men prior to cancer treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  Literature Review.
  
  
  METHODS
  To evaluate the options for FP in young men, including novel and experimental options for pre-pubertal boys.
  
  
  RESULTS
  With the advent of assisted reproductive technologies, fertility can be successfully preserved in the majority of post-pubertal patients with sperm cryopreservation, neurostimulatory methods of ejaculation, or surgical sperm retrieval procedures.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  All men with a new diagnosis of cancer, including adolescents and children, should be offered FP prior to undergoing treatment. Sperm cryopreservation, the mainstay of FP, should be encouraged regardless of the treatment plan. Even without significant abnormalities on semen analysis, prompt referral to a male fertility specialist is recommended. Coward RM, Kovac JR, Smith RP, and Lipshultz LI. Fertility preservation in young mentreated for malignancies: Options for precancer treatment. Sex Med Rev 2013;1:123-134.
authors: Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
authors: Robert M
authors: RM
authors: Coward
authors: Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
authors: Jason R
authors: JR
authors: Kovac
authors: Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
authors: Ryan P
authors: RP
authors: Smith
authors: Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA. Electronic address: larryl@bcm.edu.
authors: Larry I
authors: LI
authors: Lipshultz
keywords: Azoospermia; Fertility Preservation; Infertility; Male; Neoplasms; Sperm Retrieval