Births using sperm retrieved via immediate microdissection of a solitary testis with cancer. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • OBJECTIVE: To determine the feasibility of achieving births using sperm retrieved from a solitary testis with cancer. DESIGN: Prospective clinical study of azoospermic men with testis cancer in a solitary testis. SETTING: Infertility patients in an academic environment. PATIENT(S): Azoospermic men with previous history of orchiectomy and testis cancer in a remaining solitary testis. INTERVENTION(S): Viable sperm were retrieved by immediate microdissection of paratumor testicular tissue from orchiectomy specimen. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Live births were achieved using sperm from immediate microdissection of orchiectomy specimen with testis cancer. CONCLUSION(S): Azoospermic men with cancer in a solitary testis have potential for fertility.

publication date

  • November 1, 2005

Research

keywords

  • Live Birth
  • Microdissection
  • Spermatozoa
  • Testicular Neoplasms
  • Testis

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 27644536847

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.06.020

PubMed ID

  • 16275252

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 84

issue

  • 5