MALE-FERTILITY AFTER VAPEC-B CHEMOTHERAPY FOR HODGKINS-DISEASE AND NON-HODGKINS-LYMPHOMA

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RADFORD, JA [1 ]
CLARK, S [1 ]
CROWTHER, D [1 ]
SHALET, SM [1 ]
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[1] CHRISTIE HOSP,DEPT ENDOCRINOL,MANCHESTER M20 9BX,LANCS,ENGLAND
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10.1038/bjc.1994.69
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R73 [肿瘤学];
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Semen analysis was performed in 14 men a median of 13.5 months after completion of VAPEC-B chemotherapy for Hodgkin's disease or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Semen from 12 patients contained motile spermatozoa, and in nine cases the count was > 20 million ml(-1). One patient was azoospermic (VAPEC-B followed by pelvic radiotherapy) and another had a count of 21 million ml(-1) but sperm were non-motile. These findings suggest that, in the majority of cases, VAPEC-B chemotherapy does not cause permanent damage to the male germinal epithelium. A more detailed study of gonadal function in males and females before and after treatment with VAPEC-B for Hodgkin's disease is currently in progress.
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