Male fertility preservation in oncology: patients’ profile and clinical guidance importance

Authors

  • Karin Vasconcelos de Carvalho Fertilitat – Reproductive Medicine Center, Human Reproduction. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4260-9805
  • Fernanda Maria Wolff Baldi University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS). Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9374-0646
  • Daniel Rodrigo Marinowic Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), School of Medicine, Graduate Program in Medicine and Health Sciences. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1146-0745
  • Marta Ribeiro Hentschke Fertilitat – Reproductive Medicine Center, Human Reproduction. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), School of Medicine, Graduate Program in Medicine and Health Sciences. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3562-2291
  • Cláudio Telöken Fertilitat – Reproductive Medicine Center, Human Reproduction. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), School of Medicine. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1888-4786
  • Álvaro Petracco Fertilitat – Reproductive Medicine Center, Human Reproduction. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4620-3749
  • Mariangela Badalotti Fertilitat – Reproductive Medicine Center, Human Reproduction. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0770-8311

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-6108.2019.3.34214

Keywords:

Male fertility, fertility preservation, cryopreservation, neoplasms, reproductive age.

Abstract

AIMS: To evaluate the profile of men with cancer who performed semen cryopreservation prior/during treatment and address the importance of this method for reproductive health.
METHODS: This was a transversal and retrospective study which used a database from a Reproductive Medicine Center located in Brazil. A total of 150 male patients who performed semen cryopreservation due to cancer diagnosis, from January 2014 to December 2017, were included.
RESULTS: The profile of men seeking fertility preservation prior/during treatment for cancer was young adults, single, childless, with higher education. Oncologists were the ones who reported more patients for semen cryopreservation followed by urologists and hematologists. With regards to tumor diagnosis frequency, testicular was the most diagnosed, followed by Hodgkin’s/non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, leukemia, prostate and rectal tumor, along with retroperitoneal tumor.
CONCLUSION: Data brought the reflection on the cultural and financial barriers involved for the accomplishment of cryopreservation. Health professionals attending cancer patients should consider the importance of educational and incentive activities to prevent male fertility. Future research on the subject should carried out.

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2019-10-21

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de Carvalho, K. V., Baldi, F. M. W., Marinowic, D. R., Hentschke, M. R., Telöken, C., Petracco, Álvaro, & Badalotti, M. (2019). Male fertility preservation in oncology: patients’ profile and clinical guidance importance. Scientia Medica, 29(3), e34214. https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-6108.2019.3.34214

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