Table 2.
Characteristics and indications for fertility preservation in males (n = 9)
| Characteristics | |
| Age at diagnosis (years) | 5.0 ± 2.4; (range: 1.0, 12.8) |
| Age at tissue harvesting (years) | 7.0 ± 1.5 |
| Length of cryopreservation (years) | 1.4 ± 0.1 |
| Prior chemotherapy | 33.3 % (3/9) |
| Indications for fertility preservation | |
| Cancer diagnosis | 45 % (4/9) |
| Acute myelogenous leukemia | 1 |
| Ewing sarcoma | 1 |
| Hodgkin’s lymphoma | 1 |
| Optic glioma | 1 |
| Non-cancer diagnosis | 55 % (5/9) |
| Hyper IgM syndrome | 1 |
| Sickle cell anemia | 2 |
| Thalassemia major | 2 |