Fertility preservation in male cancer patients. Counseling and reproductive outcomes.

Advances in cancer treatments have determined an increase in survival rates. However, these lifesaving therapies may have a negative impact on reproductive health. To diminish the infertility risk; different fertility preservation strategies have been designed.

The Uruguayan semen donor population: A twenty-eight-year retrospective study.

Several studies have reported a global decline in seminal quality over the years. The objective of this study was to describe the semen donor population of Uruguay through comparing data of successive samples banked by the same donors and the analysis of their semen and physical characteristics, ancestry origin and educational level. A total of 3,449 ejaculated samples collected from 71 donors, cryobanked between 1989 and March 2017 at Fertilab, were analysed.

A retrospective study on sperm banking: a Uruguayan experience.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the status of homologous sperm banking in Uruguay.

Methods: A retrospective investigation was performed on data collected between 2013 and 2015. Reasons for sperm banking, patient age, pre-freeze and post-thaw semen parameters, and recovery rates were analyzed.