Abstract
The banked sperm of 5 of 13 Hodgkin patients was thawed for assisted reproduction. The post-thaw sperm characteristics were extremely impaired. Nevertheless, in 80% of all trials fertilization in vitro was obtained and conceptus could be transferred. All spouses became pregnant and seven healthy infants were born. One could recommend every Hodgkin patient to bank his sperm before chemotherapy. In vitro fertilization techniques with this frozen-thawed sperm reveal promising results in comparison with artificial insemination to maintain the reproductive capacity of male Hodgkin patients.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
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Cryopreservation*
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Embryo Transfer
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Female
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Fertilization in Vitro
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Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer
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Hodgkin Disease / drug therapy
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Hodgkin Disease / physiopathology*
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Hodgkin Disease / radiotherapy
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Humans
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Male
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Mechlorethamine / administration & dosage
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Prednisolone / administration & dosage
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Pregnancy
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Procarbazine / administration & dosage
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Reproductive Techniques*
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Sperm Count
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Sperm Motility
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Spermatozoa / cytology*
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Vinblastine / administration & dosage
Substances
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Procarbazine
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Mechlorethamine
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Vinblastine
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Prednisolone