The Complete Guide to Male Fertility Preservation

Provides multidisciplinary, up-to-date information about male fertility preservation for cancer patients and survivors in different clinical scenarios
Discusses the standards of cryobiology and sperm optimization, as well and current and emerging practices in male fertility preservation
Offers essential information to specialists planning to develop a sperm banking service and discusses the many ethical aspects faced by service providers

Autorentext

Ahmad Majzoub, MD

Department of Urology, Andrology and Male Infertility Units

Hamad Medical Corporation

Doha, Qatar

Ashok Agarwal, PhD

Andrology Center

Department of Urology

Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH, USA

Inhalt
Etiology of Cancer-Induced Male Infertility.- Impact of cancer treatment on sperm chromatin integrity.- Testicular sperm retrieval for cryopreservation in cancer patients.- Sperm retrieval in ejaculatory dysfunction.- The Effect of Cancer and its Treatment on Natural-Born Offspring.-ART success and long term outcomes on offspring of cancer survivors.- Fertility Preservation in Adolescents with Cancer.- Testes Sparing Surgery: Balancing cancer control with fertility preservation.- Fertility Preservation in Hypogonadal Men.- Sperm Preservation in Transgender Patients.- Postmortem Sperm Retrieval: Ethical, Legal, and Logistical Considerations.- The first visit: consult and workup before sperm banking.- Developing a Sperm Banking Consent Process.- The process of sperm cryopreservation, thawing & washing techniques.- Sperm freezing injury: causes and methods to avoid it.- Risk preparedness in sperm banks.- Licensing and accreditation of a sperm bank for therapeutic banking.- Current practice, attitude and knowledge of oncologists regarding Male fertility preservation.- Psychological Impact and Barriers to Fertility Preservation in Male Cancer Patients.- Germ cell transplantation and neospermatogenesis.