Effect of chemo- or radiotherapy on sperm parameters of testicular cancer patients
Author(s) -
L. Gandini,
Paolo Sgrò,
Francesco Lombardo,
Donatella Paoli,
Franco Culasso,
Lucia Toselli,
Petros Tsamatropoulos,
Andrea Lenzi
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/del167
Subject(s) - sperm , radiation therapy , spermatogenesis , semen quality , medicine , testicular cancer , semen , semen analysis , urology , male infertility , andrology , cancer , gynecology , oncology , infertility , biology , pregnancy , genetics
The aims of our study were to investigate the short- and long-term effects of chemo- or radiotherapy on spermatogenesis in patients with testicular cancer and to establish any correlation between pre-therapy sperm parameters, histotype and treatment type/intensity and the progress of spermatogenesis during the post-therapy period.
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