Testicular Tissue Cryopreservation for Fertility Preservation
Testicular Tissue Cryopreservation for Fertility Preservation in Patients Facing Infertility-causing Diseases or Treatment Regimens
University of Pittsburgh
1,500 participants
Jan 6, 2010
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
Testicular tissue cryopreservation is an experimental procedure where a young boy's testicular tissue is retrieved and frozen. This technique is reserved for young male patients who are not yet producing mature sperm, with the ultimate goal that their tissue may be used in the future to restore fertility when experimental techniques emerge from the research pipeline.
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Interventions
Testicular biopsy is performed to obtain testicular tissue for cryopreservation
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NCT02972801