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Options for fertility preservation in prepubertal boys

Author(s) -

Christine Wyns,

Mara Curaba,

B. Vanabelle,

Anne Van Langendonckt,

Jacques Donnez

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

human reproduction update

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 4.977

H-Index - 180

eISSN - 1362-4946

pISSN - 1355-4786

DOI - 10.1093/humupd/dmp054

Subject(s) - fertility preservation , fertility , cryopreservation , oocyte cryopreservation , medicine , gynecology , young adult , biology , environmental health , population , embryo , microbiology and biotechnology

Fertility in adult life may be severely impaired by gonadotoxic therapies. For young boys who do not yet produce spermatozoa, cryopreservation of immature testicular tissue (ITT) is an option to preserve their fertility, albeit still experimental. This paper covers current options for ITT cryopreservation and fertility restoration.

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