Reduced male fertility in childhood cancer survivors

Reduced male fertility in childhood cancer survivors

With advances in cancer treatment, more pediatric cancer patients have increased their life expectancy. Because cancer-related therapy causes various physical and psychological problems, many male survivors experience later problems with thyroid and sexual functions, and with growth. As outcomes have improved, more survivors need to maintain their reproductive function to maximize their long-te...

Fertility in survivors of childhood cancer.

Editorial to accompany the article “Suspected Infertility After Treatment for Leukemia and Solid Tumors in Childhood and Adolescence” by Magdalena Balcerek and Simone Reinmuth et al. in this issue of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International modus operandi largely excludes survivors with cognitive deficits and constitutes social selection. Balcerek, Reinmuth et al. (6) surveyed former patients registe...

Fertility of male survivors of childhood cancer: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study.

PURPOSE This study was undertaken to determine the effect of treatment for childhood cancer on male fertility. PATIENTS AND METHODS We reviewed the fertility of male Childhood Cancer Survivor Study survivor and sibling cohorts who completed a questionnaire. We abstracted the chemotherapeutic agents administered, the cumulative dose of drug administered for selected drugs, and the doses and vo...

A strategy for fertility services for survivors of childhood cancer.

Erectile Dysfunction in Male Survivors of Childhood Cancer-A Report From the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study.

INTRODUCTION With survival rates higher than 80%, the number of survivors from pediatric cancer continues to increase. Late effects resulting from cancer and cancer therapy are being characterized, but little information exists on sexual health for men who have survived childhood cancer. AIM To assess erectile dysfunction (ED) in men who survived childhood and adolescent cancers and to identi...