Current practices in fertility preservation in male cancer patients

• Main Authors: E Charles Osterberg, Ranjith Ramasamy, Puneet Masson, Robert E Brannigan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
• Series: Urology Annals
• Subjects: Cancer; fertility; fertility preservation; infertility
• Online Access: http://www.urologyannals.com/article.asp?issn=0974-7796;year=2014;volume=6;issue=1;spage=13;epage=17;aulast=Osterberg

The incidence of a cancer diagnosis in children and young adolescents is increasing. With better treatments, the number of young cancer survivors living through reproductive age is increasing. Fertility preservation of these men and women has become essential and needs to be discussed prior to the start of cancer treatment. Here we review the current guidelines for male oncofertility patients and highlight some of the important gonadotoxic effects of chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery. Options for fertility preservation are also discussed along with resources that should be made available to all patients.