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Sperm Banking for Adolescents With Cancer

Susan K. Ogle, MSN, CRNP

Division of Oncology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, ogle{at}email.chop.edu

Wendy L. Hobbie, MSN, CRNP

Cancer Survivorship Program, Division of Oncology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Claire A. Carlson, BSN, RN

Cancer Survivorship Program, Division of Oncology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Anna T. Meadows, MD

Cancer Survivorship Program, Division of Oncology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Maureen M. Reilly, BSN, RN

Division of Oncology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Jill P. Ginsberg, MD

Cancer Survivorship Program, Division of Oncology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Recent advances in diagnostic and therapeutic methods in pediatric oncology have led to greater survival rates in children with malignancies. However, major long-term complications can occur that limit the quality of survival, infertility being one of them. Chemotherapy, radiation treatment, surgery, and combinations of these treatments have been implicated in causing infertility, with males being especially sensitive to therapy. Cryopreservation of semen, or sperm banking, is an easy, widely available means to preserve fertility for adolescent and young adult males with cancer. In this article, the pertinent literature is reviewed, and a sperm-banking program is described. Recommendations are offered for institutions attempting to develop a successful program, and the nurse's role in education and facilitation is discussed.

Key Words: Key words: sperm banking • adolescents • team approach • nursing role

Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, Vol. 25, No. 2, 97-101 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1043454207311922
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