Live birth with sperm cryopreserved for 21 years prior to cancer treatment: case report.
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Department of Reproductive Medicine, St Mary's Hospital, Manchester M13 0JH, UK. greg.horne@cmmc.nhs.ukIssue Date
2004-06
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Advances in cancer treatment have led to significant improvements in the likelihood of reaching remission and long-term survival for men. Chemo- and radiotherapy-induced infertility are significant treatment side effects. Cryopreservation before the start of treatment enables sperm to be stored, thereby preserving the man's potential fertility. Here, we describe the successful use (with ICSI) of sperm cryopreserved prior to cancer treatment, for a total of 21 years. We believe this to be the longest period of sperm cryopreservation, resulting in a live birth, so far reported in the literature.Citation
Live birth with sperm cryopreserved for 21 years prior to cancer treatment: case report. 2004, 19 (6):1448-9 Hum. Reprod.Journal
Human ReproductionDOI
10.1093/humrep/deh249PubMed ID
15163644Type
ArticleLanguage
enISSN
0268-1161ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1093/humrep/deh249