Related Experiment Video
Updated: Mar 17, 2026

10:41
Germ Cell Transplantation and Testis Tissue Xenografting in Mice
Published on: February 6, 2012
30.7K
Adolescent Klinefelter syndrome: is there an advantage to testis tissue harvesting or not?
1Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
F1000Research
|July 22, 2016
Abstract:
It is currently unclear whether an adolescent with 47,XXY Klinefelter syndrome will be better off having testicular sperm extraction (TESE) performed in an effort to 'preserve fertility' for the future or, alternatively, should be advised to simply wait until adulthood when he and his partner are ready to begin a family. This report will provide data suggesting that there is no obvious 'preservation' benefit and that recommending TESE to the 47,XXY boy and his parents may not be as helpful as it might appear and may be overly aggressive.

