Sperm freezing in men is usually recommended for patients who are planning to have a vasectomy. This way they will be able to become fathers in the future after the intervention if they wish to do so by using their own sperm sample in a fertility treatment.
Other indications for which sperm freezing is advised are in patients with poor sperm quality, difficulty in obtaining the sample, in sperm donors and in transsexuals.
Read the full article on: What is fertility preservation? – cryopreservation of eggs and sperm ( 20).
By Antonio Alcaide Raya B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (senior embryologist), Federico Galera Fernández M.D. (gynecologist), Irene Romero Romeo M.D., M.Sc. (gynecologist), María de Riva García B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist), Marta Barranquero Gómez B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist), Pascual Sánchez Martín M.D., M.Sc. (gynecologist), Sara Salgado B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist), Michelle Lorraine Embleton B.Sc. Ph.D. (biochemist) and Romina Packan (invitra staff).
Last Update: 08/18/2022
