More Single Bank Sperm Before Cancer Treatment

According to a study, published in the January edition of the British Journal of Urology International, 24 percent of men chose to bank their sperm prior to treatment for testicular cancer. The survey, involving 129 males over a ten year period, found that single men were nearly twice as likely (44 percent) to bank their sperm, despite an average cost of $358 plus maintenance fees of $243 a year.

Prostate cancer survival rates, after treatment, are over 90 percent. Most men who receive treatment are young, but roughly a quarter will not produce sperm after treatment. Of the men who took part in the survey, the youngest to bank sperm was 18 and the oldest was 43.

source: Sperm banking: use and outcomes in patients treated for testicular cancer. Girasole et al. BJU International. Volume 99, pages 33-36 (January 2007).

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