Data di Pubblicazione:
2005
Citazione:
Reproductive prognosis in male patients with azoospermia at the time of cancer diagnosis / G. Ragni, M. Arnoldi, E. Somigliana, A. Paffoni, M.E. Brambilla, L. Restelli. - In: FERTILITY AND STERILITY. - ISSN 0015-0282. - 83:6(2005 Jun), pp. 1674-1679. [10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.02.010]
Abstract:
Objective: Fertility status evaluation in patients found azoospermic at the time of malignancy diagnosis. Design: Case series follow-up. Setting: University Hospital Sperm Banking service. Patient(s): Male cancer patients found azoospermic between 1986 and June 2000. Intervention(s): Patients were interviewed about their reproductive history and were invited for a free semen analysis. Main Outcome Measure(s): Pregnancy rate (PR) and percentage of patients with viable spermatozoa in the ejaculate. Result(s): Sixty-five patients were enrolled; 16 were lost at follow-up, 7 died, and 42 were followed to the end of the study. The median (range) time of follow-up for the 42 remaining patients was 9 years (2-14 years). Seventeen patients had wanted to father a child; 12 had a child (71%, 95% confidence interval [CI] 48%-88%). Semen analysis results were available in 11 patients. Resumption of spermatogenesis was documented in 9 cases (82%, 95% CI 53%-97%). Conclusion(s): Spontaneous fertility recovery is frequent in patients who are azoospermic at the time of cancer diagnosis.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Adolescent; Adult; Confidence Intervals; Female; Fertility; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasms; Oligospermia; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Rate; Prognosis; Reproduction
Elenco autori:
G. Ragni, M. Arnoldi, E. Somigliana, A. Paffoni, M.E. Brambilla, L. Restelli
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