RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT02972801

Testicular Tissue Cryopreservation for Fertility Preservation

Testicular Tissue Cryopreservation for Fertility Preservation in Patients Facing Infertility-causing Diseases or Treatment Regimens


Sponsor

University of Pittsburgh

Enrollment

1,500 participants

Start Date

Jan 6, 2010

Study Type

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.


Eligibility

Sex: MALE

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study offers testicular tissue freezing (cryopreservation) to males of any age who are facing treatments that may permanently affect their ability to have children in the future, so that the tissue can potentially be used later for fertility. **You may be eligible if...** - You are male at any age - You are about to undergo surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, or another treatment that may permanently damage your testicular function or that requires removal of testicular tissue - You have a newly diagnosed or recurrent condition (if recurrent, you have not yet had treatment likely to cause permanent infertility) - You have two testicles if the reason for participation is purely elective fertility preservation **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You have previously received therapy that is considered very likely to have already permanently eliminated testicular function - You are unwilling to consent to infectious disease screening tests (HIV, Hepatitis B and C) Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

PROCEDURETesticular biopsy

Testicular biopsy is performed to obtain testicular tissue for cryopreservation


Locations(1)

Magee-Womens Hospital

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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