Preservation of fertility in patients with testicular germ cell tumors: oncological, legal, and religious aspects

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Survival rates for cancer patients continue to steadily increase due to improvement of effectiveness of current treatments. However, despite significant oncological results, one should not forget about the quality of life of this cohort of patients, in particular those who undergo gonadotoxic cancer therapy with development of premature ovarian failure in women and azoospermia in men. Preservation of fertility in both women and men with cancer is currently possible and should be integrated at all levels of cancer care. In this regard, the main purpose of this review is to consider the topic of fertility in men treated for cancer in the context of various aspects of human life.

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E. M. Mamizhev

N.N. Petrov National Medical Research Center of Oncology, Ministry of Health of Russia

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Email: mamijev@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6883-777X

Eldar M. Mamizhev.

68 Leningradskaya St., Pesochnyy, Saint Petersburg 197758

Russian Federation

T. Kh. Kemryugov

I.I. Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia

47 Piskarevskiy Prospekt, Saint Petersburg 195067

Russian Federation

B. I. Aslanov

Saint Petersburg State Agrarian University

2 Peterburgskoe Shosse, Pushkin, Saint Petersburg 196601

Russian Federation

D. V. Nekrasov

N.N. Petrov National Medical Research Center of Oncology, Ministry of Health of Russia

68 Leningradskaya St., Pesochnyy, Saint Petersburg 197758

Russian Federation

O. V. Lavrinovich

N.N. Petrov National Medical Research Center of Oncology, Ministry of Health of Russia

68 Leningradskaya St., Pesochnyy, Saint Petersburg 197758

Russian Federation

D. I. Rumyantseva

N.N. Petrov National Medical Research Center of Oncology, Ministry of Health of Russia

ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8067-9150

68 Leningradskaya St., Pesochnyy, Saint Petersburg 197758

Russian Federation

A. K. Nosov

N.N. Petrov National Medical Research Center of Oncology, Ministry of Health of Russia

ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3850-7109

68 Leningradskaya St., Pesochnyy, Saint Petersburg 197758

Russian Federation

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