Sperm Cryopreservation is a laboratory procedure that can ensure male fertility in cases where it is threatened. Men who are facing a neoplasia and need to undergo surgery, radiation or chemotherapy as part of the treatment of the disease may suffer temporary or permanent loss of their fertility, as a side effect of the anti-neoplastic treatment. Furthermore, men who may be exposed to toxic substances or other types of medical treatments are at risk of having their fertility affected.
Sperm cryopreservation, prior to such treatments, offers the unique advantage of preserving their fertility. The male genetic material is processed and frozen, before undergoing any treatment, at extremely low temperatures, and can thus be preserved unchanged for a long time and used later in attempts to conceive. Communication and proper information from the treating physician is essential.
