Fertility preservation in male cancer patients

Fertility preservation in male cancer patients /

Men with cancer rendered infertile by surgery, chemotherapy, radiation and hormone therapy that are needed to control or cure their disease are increasingly being offered the chance to preserve their reproductive potential through artificial reproductive technologies. Cryopreservation of sperm and t...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Other Authors: Mulhall, John P., Applegarth, Linda Davis, 1947-, Oates, Robert D., Schlegel, Peter N.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013
Series:Cambridge medicine (Series)
Subjects:
Infertility, Male.
Infertility, Male > Prevention.
Cancer > Patients.
Antineoplastic agents.
Radiotherapy > Complications.
Fertility Preservation > methods
Infertility, Male > chemically induced
Antineoplastic Agents > adverse effects
Infertility, Male > prevention & control
Neoplasms > complications
Radiotherapy > adverse effects
Infertility, Male
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Section 1. Anatomy and physiology
  • section 2. Disorders of male fertility
  • section 3. Impact of cancers and treatment on male fertility
  • section 4. Preservation strategies
  • section 5. Post-therapy considerations.

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