Academic Journal

Process and Pitfalls of Sperm Cryopreservation

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: Process and Pitfalls of Sperm Cryopreservation
المؤلفون: Hamoun Rozati, Thomas Handley, Channa Jayasena
المصدر: Journal of Clinical Medicine; Volume 6; Issue 9; Pages: 89
بيانات النشر: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
سنة النشر: 2017
المجموعة: MDPI Open Access Publishing
مصطلحات موضوعية: cancer, fertility, sperm, cryopreservation, ethics
الوصف: Sperm cryopreservation has been utilized routinely for over 40 years to preserve fertility in men undergoing cancer therapy and allow conception for infertile couples. This article provides a concise and up-to-date review of the literature and covers the latest advances in sperm cryopreservation and its array of clinical indications. Over recent years, the scope of clinical indications used for sperm cryopreservation has expanded widely. Consequently, more patient groups are eligible for sperm freezing, requiring specialist resources and higher running costs. Although sperm cryopreservation prior to cancer therapy is readily available in many countries, referral rates by oncology specialists and levels of patient engagement with cryopreservation services are both reported as low. Furthermore, sperm banking continues to raise ethical issues such whether sperm donation should be anonymous and whether sperm can be utilized posthumously by the surviving partner without consent from the patient. This review focuses on the technological advances and ethical controversies in sperm cryopreservation, and how better understanding of these issues could lead to improved access to fertility preserving treatment for patients.
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وصف الملف: application/pdf
اللغة: English
Relation: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm6090089
DOI: 10.3390/jcm6090089
الاتاحة: https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm6090089
Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
رقم الانضمام: edsbas.791B1B80
قاعدة البيانات: BASE