BACKGROUND Gonadal damage is a consequence of therapy for pediatric malignancies.
Prepubertal males have no semen or mature spermatozoa, posing a challenge for fertility …

Background Infertility is an unfortunate treatment‐related consequence for some pediatric
malignancies as well as some non‐malignant conditions treated with stem cell transplant …

Purpose: Cryopreservation of testicular tissue with subsequent reimplantation after therapy
has the potential to preserve fertility for prepubertal boys with cancer. We present the …

Purpose: Fertility preservation options are limited in prepubertal boys with cancer.
Worldwide there has been growing interest in testicular tissue cryopreservation as a …

STUDY QUESTION Is testicular growth affected by a testicular biopsy intended for fertility
preservation in pre-pubertal boys with cancer? SUMMARY ANSWER Testicular growth of …

No consensus exists regarding the precise role of testicular biopsy in prepubertal boys,
although it is considered useful for assessing the potential consequences of undescended …

Background Advances in cancer treatment have led to improved long‐term survival after
childhood cancer, but often at a price of impaired future fertility. Fertility preservation (FP) in …

BACKGROUND Banking of testicular tissue from pre-pubertal boys before gonadotoxic
treatment is a crucial step in fertility preservation. We wanted to find optimal methods for …

Objective Ovarian and testicular tissue cryopreservation are the only fertility preservation
options for sexually immature individuals. Because of their experimental nature, it is …

Sperm preservation prior to chemotherapy and radiotherapy is common practice in adult
males. Spermatozoa are usually retrieved from an ejaculated sample although there are …