Freezing testicular tissue before very fertility-damaging cancer treatment
Part of Cancer clinical trials.
This trial studies whether freezing a small piece of testicular tissue before certain aggressive cancer treatments can help preserve future fertility. It is meant for children or teens who face a high risk of infertility from specific treatments when usual sperm freezing is not possible.
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Who can take part
- You (or your child) must be at least 3 months old
- You must be a child or teen, or in puberty but unable to successfully freeze sperm
- Your cancer treatment must be expected to strongly harm fertility, such as specific high-dose chemo or testicular/whole-body radiation
- A medical team must agree that freezing testicular tissue is the right option for you
- You (and your parents/guardian, if applicable) must be willing to go ahead with the tissue freezing
Quick eligibility check
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