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Nurse Practice Issues Regarding Sperm Banking in Adolescent Male Cancer Patients

University of Alabama at Birmingham, jreebals{at}charter.net

Richard Brown, MSN, RN, CRNP, JD

Children’s Hospital of Alabama, 4924 Branch Mill Circle, Mountain Brook, AL 35223

Ellen B. Buckner, DSN, RN

University of Alabama School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

The impressive increase in the survival rate of childhood cancer patients has produced increased interest in quality of life issues. This research addresses nurse practice issues in determining whether the newly diagnosed adolescent male patient is offered the option of sperm banking before undergoing chemotherapy treatment. Questionnaires were distributed to nurses and nurse practitioners on 3 inpatient and outpatient units who care for adolescent male cancer patients at the time of diagnosis, during chemotherapy, and during follow-up care. Findings indicate that 96.3% of respondents agreed that all male patients undergoing cancer treatment with infertility as a potential side effect should be offered sperm banking. Respondents viewed oncologists and nurse practitioners as appropriate professionals to discuss the option. Lack of knowledge regarding sperm banking could be limiting nurses’ willingness to introduce the topic, and education regarding cryopreservation may improve their knowledge and practice.

Key Words: cryopreservation • sperm banking • cancer chemotherapy • adolescents • male infertility

Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, Vol. 23, No. 4, 182-188 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1043454206289868


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