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Testicular sperm extraction (TESE) outcomes in the context of malignant disease: a systematic review.
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- Testicular Biopsies in Adolescent and Adult Andrological Patients: The EAA Clinical Guidelines.Andrology · 2026Guideline
- Reproductive function and sperm parameters in men with sickle cell disease: a systematic review.Asian journal of andrology · 2026Pooled it
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- Fertility Outcomes in Leukemia Survivors by Treatment Modality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Cancers · 2026Review
- Male Infertility: A Comprehensive Review of Urological Causes and Contemporary Management.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Outcomes of microdissection testicular sperm extraction in azoospermic men following chemotherapy: A cross-sectional study.International journal of reproductive biomedicine · 2026Article
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- Prostate Cancer Treatments and Their Effects on Male Fertility: Mechanisms and Mitigation Strategies.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Review
- Ex vivo microscopic testicular sperm extraction at the time of radical orchiectomy in men with nonobstructive azoospermia (NOA): a scoping review.Asian journal of andrology · 2025Article
- Microdissection testicular sperm extraction for men with nonobstructive azoospermia who have a testicular tumor in situ at the time of sperm retrieval.Asian journal of andrology · 2025Review
- Non-used cryopreserved sperm among oncological patients: extra-long-term follow-up and analysis.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2024Article
- Testicular sperm extraction for fertility preservation in young patients with cancer.Translational andrology and urology · 2024Article
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- Onco-TESE (Testicular Sperm Extraction): Insights from a Tertiary Center and Comprehensive Literature Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Successful testicular sperm extraction after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.Asian journal of andrology · 2023Article
- Update and new advances in fertility preservation and cancer.CA: a cancer journal for cliniciansReview
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Abstract
Advances in the oncology field have led to improved survival rates. Consequently, quality of life after remission is anticipated, which includes the possibility to conceive children. Since cancer treatments are potentially gonadotoxic, fertility preservation must be proposed. Male fertility preservation is mainly based on ejaculated sperm cryopreservation. When this is not possible, testicular sperm extraction (TESE) may be planned. To identify situations in which TESE has been beneficial, a systematic review was conducted. The search was carried out on the PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, and CISMeF databases from 1 January 2000 to 19 March 2020. Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) recommendations were followed in selecting items of interest. Thirty-four articles were included in the systematic review, including 15 articles on oncological testicular sperm extraction (oncoTESE), 18 articles on postgonadotoxic treatment TESE and 1 article on both oncoTESE and postgonadotoxic treatment TESE. Testicular sperm freezing was possible for 42.9% to 57.7% of patients before gonadotoxic treatment and for 32.4% to 75.5% of patients after gonadotoxic treatment, depending on the type of malignant disease. Although no formal conclusion could be drawn about the chances to obtain sperm in specific situations, our results suggest that TESE can be proposed before and after gonadotoxic treatment. Before treatment, TESE is more often proposed for men with testicular cancer presenting with azoospermia since TESE can be performed simultaneously with tumor removal or orchiectomy. After chemotherapy, TESE may be planned if the patient presents with persistent azoospermia.
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