Table 1 Causes of male infertility in POMB/ACE-treated patients

From: Infertility rates following POMB/ACE chemotherapy for male and female germ cell tumours – a retrospective long-term follow-up study

Total number of patients potentially fertile

 

153

Total number of patients who tried to have children

 

64

Total number of patients who were infertile

 

18

Explained infertility

 

10

 Radiotherapy

6

 

 Orchiectomy with contralateral atrophic testis

1

 

 Low sperm counts prior to chemotherapy

2

 

 Infertile before chemotherapy but not investigated

1

 

Unexplained infertility

 

8

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