According to a report by the World Health Organization, infertility has become the third most common health issue affecting human life and well-being, with infertility-related concerns being particularly prevalent among male cancer patients. Cancer treatments can have permanent adverse effects on male fertility.
On April 20th, the Center for Reproductive and Genetic Medicine at Zhongxin Xiangya Hospital revealed that a team led by Zhu Wenbing and Huang Chuantuan recently published a study in Human Reproduction Open, confirming that sperm cryopreservation is an effective method for preserving male fertility, and is currently a key approach for preserving male reproductive capability.
The aforementioned team conducted a statistical analysis of data from 69 studies involving 32,234 cancer patients. They found that sperm cryopreservation was successful in over 90% of cancer patients, with a low rate of sperm discard after cryopreservation. The successfully preserved sperm achieved successful pregnancies through various assisted reproductive techniques, with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) showing particularly promising clinical outcomes across different assisted reproductive techniques.
According to the researchers, these findings indicate that sperm cryopreservation is a reliable and effective method, offering hope and possibilities for preserving fertility in cancer patients.
Established in 1981, the Zhongxin Xiangya Sperm Bank is the only human sperm bank in Hunan Province. Since its inception, it has recruited over 40,000 university students, with more than 9,000 qualified sperm donors. It has cryopreserved over 388,000 sperm samples and provided frozen sperm from donors to 80 reproductive centers in 29 provinces and municipalities nationwide, resulting in the birth of over 40,000 healthy babies. Additionally, it has cryopreserved 71,000 samples of self-sperm, leading to the birth of 17,000 healthy babies.
From April 15th to 21st of this year marks the 30th National Cancer Prevention and Control Week, with the theme "Integrated Strategies, Scientific Cancer Prevention."
Link to the related paper: https://doi.org/10.1093/hropen/hoae006
