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ea0029p1027 | Male Reproduction | ICEECE2012

Gonadal status in adult male survivors of childhood cancer

Felicetti F. , Castiglione A. , Corrias A. , Chiabotto P. , Fagioli F. , Ciccone G. , Boccuzzi G. , Brignardello E.

Introduction: Survival rates in childhood cancer survivors (CCS) have enormously increased in the last 40 years. However, this improvement has been achieved at the expense of serious late effects, including the potential for severe gonadal damage. Here we report the effects of anticancer therapies on gonadal function in male long-term survivors of childhood cancer.Methods: We estimated, at the last follow up available, the prevalence of primary hypogonad...