Cryopreservation of gametes in young patients with cancer.
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Submitted for publication June 26. 1998; accepted June 29, 1998. From the Department of Urology (L.R.S., A.A., A.J.T.) and the Cancer Center (L.R.S., A.J.T.), The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Cleveland. Ohio. USA. Address correspondence to Dr. Leslie R. Schover. Psychology/A100. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. 9500 Euclid Avenue. Cleveland. OH 44195 Another barrier to banking sperm before cancer treatment was the typical protocol, which recommended collecting 3 to 6 ejaculates, each after 48 to 96 hours of abstinence. Thus, cancer treatment might need to be postponed for 2 weeks to collect enough semen for future infertility treatment.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology
دوره 20 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998