Teenager becomes first person to have testicular tissue transplant in UK
Operation on 19-year-old who had no sperm after chemotherapy offers hope of preserving children’s fertility after cancer treatment
TL;DR
- A 19-year-old UK patient received the first testicular tissue transplant in the country.
- The tissue was frozen three years prior to chemotherapy treatment for a blood disorder.
- The procedure offers hope for boys left infertile by chemotherapy to have biological children.
- This is the second reported testicular tissue transplant worldwide.
- The transplanted tissue contains spermatogonial stem cells responsible for sperm production.