Korean J Fertil Steril.
2003 Jun;30(2):185-188.
Successful Pregnancy by ICSI using Spermatozoa Banked Prior to Bone Marrow Transplantation for Severe Apalstic Anemia and Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CHA General Hospital, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University, Seoul, Korea. dnalee@nuri.net
- 2Department of Urology, CHA General Hospital, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Infertility Medical Center, CHA General Hospital, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University, Seoul, Korea.
- 4Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Catholic University, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To report tow cases of successful pregnancies following long term cryopreserved spermatozoa prior to bone marrow transplantation (BMT) for chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) and severe aplastic anemia (SAA).
MATERIALS AND MEHTODS: Case report.
RESULTS
With the first case, after cryopreservation of semen from 25 year-old man with CML prior to BMT, his wife is being pregnant by intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) using thawed spermatozoa. With the second case, 28 year-old man with SAA became father by ICSI using banked spermatozoa before BMT.
CONCLUSION
These cases support that men with malignancy have the chance of fathering their own genetic children. It is important therefore, to increase the awareness of clinicians especially oncologists and patients themselves to the new developments in preserving fertility for cancer patients.