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Chapter 18 - Clinical Fertility Preservation Decision-Making for Prepubertal and Postpubertal Individuals with Male Gametes

from Section 3 - Clinical Evaluation and Treatment of Male Infertility

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 December 2023

By
Jerrine Morris ,
Heiko Yang ,
John Lindsey  and
James F. Smith
Edited by
Douglas T. Carrell ,
Alexander W. Pastuszak  and
James M. Hotaling
Douglas T. Carrell
Affiliation:
Utah Center for Reproductive Medicine
Alexander W. Pastuszak
Affiliation:
University of Utah
James M. Hotaling
Affiliation:
Utah Center for Reproductive Medicine
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Summary

Many benign and malignant conditions are treated with fertility-threatening medical or surgical therapies. Fertility preservation is a recourse critical to discuss prior to initiation of these therapies. This chapter describes contemporary and future fertility preservation approaches while also exploring barriers in access to their use as well as key decision-making strategies helpful for clinicians caring for patients with a range of medical conditions.

Keywords

fertility preservationgamete cryopreservationsperm bankingsperm cryopreservationtesticular tissue cryopreservationoocyte cryopreservationovarian cryopreservationegg freezingprepubescent fertilitycanceradolescentchemotherapy
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Men's Reproductive and Sexual Health Throughout the Lifespan
An Integrated Approach to Fertility, Sexual Function, and Vitality
 , pp. 141 - 153
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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