Effectiveness of sperm banking in adolescents and young adults with cancer

BACKGROUND: Improving success in the treatment of cancer has resulted in an increasing number of survivors. An important quality of life issue among younger survivors is the ability to have a family. Current gonadotoxic treatments for cancer pose a challenge to future fertility. Preservation of fertility after gonadotoxic therapy is an important consideration for these patients. In a regional center, the authors evaluated efficacy and …