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Fatherhood is an important issue to young men surviving cancer as fertility may be impaired by treatment.1 A number of strategies to preserve fertility are available to adolescent males. Wide variation in practice for adolescent male fertility preservation has previously been shown in North America.2 No defining data for the UK are available. In the UK, these activities are regulated by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA).3
PARTICIPANTS, METHODS AND RESULTS
A national postal survey of all 22 regional paediatric oncology centres (POCs) and all HFEA licensed assisted conception units (ACUs) actively involved in clinical practice in the UK was performed. The aim was to document common practices and areas of variance, and to identify concerns of multidisciplinary healthcare professionals.
Twenty POCs (90%) responded; all offered access to storage facilities for sperm and/or testicular tissue for adolescents under the age of 18 years. Sixty five ACUs (62%) …
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Funding: NHS Executive (Northern and Yorkshire) RRCC240SG