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Sleeping Sperm: Fertility Preservation in Young Cancer Patients
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  • Update Date: 07 May 2025
  • sperm freezing
  • cancer
  • oncofertility
  • AYAs
Video Introduction

This video is adapted from 10.3390/life15050685

For adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer, fertility preservation is recommended before starting gonadotoxic treatments. This is an important aspect of psychological support in the treatment of the disease. However, the enormous psychological impact of this procedure on adolescents and young adults with cancer needs to be addressed by professionals. The traumatic nature of cancer diagnosis disrupts the psychosocial development of AYAs. A young adolescent’s perception of reproduction, and in particular of sperm freezing, is greatly altered by the disease. For a teenager, the success of sperm banking results from a positive balance between facilitators and barriers, which are mentioned here. Moreover, this video proposes a symbolic interpretation of sperm banking, referring to landmarks integrated during childhood, especially in fairytales. Furthermore, it offers an original video documentary that can be used as an information support to help AYAs adhere to the process of preserving their fertility through sperm freezing.

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Ravel, C.; Koscinski, I.; Mazzoleni, C.; Verhaeghe, F.; Klein, J. Sleeping Sperm: Fertility Preservation in Young Cancer Patients. Encyclopedia. Available online: https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/1602 (accessed on 18 January 2026).
Ravel C, Koscinski I, Mazzoleni C, Verhaeghe F, Klein J. Sleeping Sperm: Fertility Preservation in Young Cancer Patients. Encyclopedia. Available at: https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/1602. Accessed January 18, 2026.
Ravel, Celia, Isabelle Koscinski, Céline Mazzoleni, France Verhaeghe, Jean-Philippe Klein. "Sleeping Sperm: Fertility Preservation in Young Cancer Patients" Encyclopedia, https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/1602 (accessed January 18, 2026).
Ravel, C., Koscinski, I., Mazzoleni, C., Verhaeghe, F., & Klein, J. (2025, May 07). Sleeping Sperm: Fertility Preservation in Young Cancer Patients. In Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/1602
Ravel, Celia, et al. "Sleeping Sperm: Fertility Preservation in Young Cancer Patients." Encyclopedia. Web. 07 May, 2025.
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