ABVD and BEACOPP regimens ’ effects on fertility in young males with Hodgkin lymphoma

ConclusionsABVD and BEACOPP regimens significantly reduce fertility function to varying effects depending on treatment duration. ABVD temporarily causes significant reductions in male fertility, whereas BEACOPP ’s effects are more permanent. Therefore, clinicians should discuss fertility preservation with male patients receiving infertility-inducing gonadotoxic therapy. Further high-quality studies are required to more adequality describe the risk to fertility by chemotherapy.
Source: Clinical and Translational Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research