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A Bioluminescent and Fluorescent Orthotopic Syngeneic Murine Model of Androgen-dependent and Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer
Published on: March 6, 2018
Fertility issues for men with newly diagnosed prostate cancer
Peter A Knoester1, Marcia Leonard, David P Wood
1Department of Urology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0330, USA.
Objectives:
With the increased use of prostate-specific antigen screening, younger men are being diagnosed with prostate cancer. A subset of these men is still interested in potentially having children after cancer treatment. To our knowledge, the topic of future fertility in patients with newly diagnosed prostate cancer has not previously been reported.
Methods:
The charts of 8 patients with prostate cancer who were interested in future fertility before treatment were retrospectively reviewed. Preceding definitive treatment, the men underwent fertility counseling and were counseled to preserve semen before treatment.
Results:
All 8 patients decided to have their semen stored using cryopreservation before their operation. After undergoing radical prostatectomy, one of the patients and his wife underwent successful intrauterine insemination and bore a child.
Conclusions:
A subset of men, regardless of age, diagnosed with prostate cancer will be interested in preserving their fertility for the future. Fertility options and potential counseling should be part of the routine pretreatment appointments in men undergoing treatment of prostate cancer.
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