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Assessing and Supporting Adolescent Boys Having Fertility Preservation

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A 12-year-old boy was diagnosed with relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukaemia 4 years after the completion of standard risk leukaemia treatment. Diagnostic and staging assessments confirmed that he had a combined bone marrow, central nervous system and left-sided testicular relapse.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Paediatric Oncology, Kids Cancer Centre, Sydney Children’s Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Antoinette Anazodo

  2. Department of Adult Oncology, Nelune Cancer Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Antoinette Anazodo

  3. School of Women’s and Children’s Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Antoinette Anazodo & William Ledger

  4. Fertility and Research Centre, Royal Hospital for Women, Randwick, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    William Ledger

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University , Chicago, IL, USA

    Teresa K. Woodruff

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Divya K. Shah

  3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA

    Wendy S. Vitek

Review Questions and Answers

Review Questions and Answers

  1. Q1.

    How do you assess the suitability of younger boys and adolescents to undertake sperm cryopreservation?

  2. A1.

    Patients who are a Tanner 3 or above [6] or who have a testicular volume of greater than 5 ml [5] are ideal candidates for sperm cryopreservation.

  3. Q2.

    What are the components of age-appropriate care that need to be considered when providing fertility preservation consultations to children and adolescents?

  4. A2.

    Younger cancer patients require age-appropriate consultations and support which involves staff having expertise in communicating with younger patients, access to age-appropriate resources and support. Parents have a vital part to play in organisation of consultation, support and shared decision-making which increases the changes of AYA attempting to sperm bank.

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Anazodo, A., Ledger, W. (2019). Assessing and Supporting Adolescent Boys Having Fertility Preservation. In: Woodruff, T., Shah, D., Vitek, W. (eds) Textbook of Oncofertility Research and Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02868-8_53

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