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ea0024oc1.3 | Oral Communications 1 | BSPED2010

Semen cryopreservation in adolescent minors with cancer: a 10-year experience

Gan H W , Davar Z , Alexander S , Gomes S , Davies M , Salim R , Spoudeas H A

Background: Increased childhood cancer survival has resulted in an accruing adult cohort faced with potential infertility. Pre-treatment semen cryopreservation can protect reproductive capacity in adolescent minors, but continued unique legal, ethical and educational barriers prevent consistent service provision across the UK. The effect of pubertal maturation, disease and treatment on the ability to produce sperm also remains poorly defined in this cohort. We present our 10-y...