Teenager has testicle tissue frozen before chemotherapy

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 8 Oct, 04:48 · Archive

A British teenager has had testicular tissue removed and frozen before undergoing chemotherapy.

A British teenager has undergone a landmark procedure in which testicular tissue was removed and frozen before he received chemotherapy for cancer. The tissue removal took place before the chemotherapy, which would otherwise destroy his sperm and render him infertile.

The frozen tissue may later be retransplanted, potentially allowing the teenager to father children despite his cancer treatment. The procedure is described as pioneering and could offer hope to thousands of boys diagnosed with cancer who face the prospect of infertility from chemotherapy.

How it is being reported

• Teenager becomes first person to have testicular tissue transplant in UKOperation on 19-year-old who had no sperm after chemotherapy offers hope of preserving children’s fertility after cancer treatment Surgeons have performed the first testicular tissue transplant on a teenager in the UK, offering hope that boys left infertile by chemotherapy could one day have biological children. The 19-year-old had his tissue removed and frozen three years ago before undergoing treatment for a serious blood disorder. He said he was “incredibly grateful” to the medical team behind the pioneering procedure, which represents a potential breakthrough for male fertility…The Guardian · 8 Oct, 05:00
• 'Pioneering' surgery means young cancer patient may have childrenA teenager has had tissue from his testicles removed and retransplanted in the hope of still being able to have children after chemotherapy.Sky News · 8 Oct, 04:22
• First Brit to have part of his testicles removed and frozen so he can become a dadTeenager had testicular tissue removed before chemotherapy wiped out his sperm - now landmark transplant gives hope for thousands of boys who get cancerThe Mirror · 8 Oct, 00:03

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