Testicular Tissue Cryopreservation for Fertility Preservation

Inclusion Criteria

• •Be male at any age.
• •Be scheduled to undergo surgery, chemotherapy, drug treatment and/or radiation for the treatment or prevention of a medical condition or malignancy with risk of causing permanent and complete loss of subsequent testicular function.
• •Or, have a medical condition or malignancy that requires removal of all or part of one or both testicles.
• •Have two testicles if undergoing elective removal of all or part of a testicle for fertility preservation only. Note: removal of both testicles will limit fertility preservation options.
• •Sign an approved informed consent and authorization permitting the release of personal health information. The patient and/or the patient's legally authorized guardian must acknowledge in writing that consent for specimen collection has been obtained, in accordance with institutional policies approved by the U.S. Department of Health and
• •Consent for serum screening tests for infectious diseases \[HIV-1, HIV-2, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C\], to be performed at the time of testicular tissue harvesting.
• •Undergo a full history and physical examination and obtain standard pre-operative clearance (based on the most recent ACC/AHA Guideline for Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation for Noncardiac Surgery) as determined by their primary surgeon.
• •Participating in long term follow-up is a requirement of the protocol.