Frozen testicle tissue could help male cancer patients become fertile again

New research shows that frozen testicle tissue could help male cancer patients become fertile again. 

A new study conducted by a team at the University of Pennsylvania found that frozen testicle tissue could restore fertility for male cancer patients who have gone through radiotherapy and chemo.

The New York Post reports that if properly defrosted and then implanted, a patient could start producing sperm. 

“This could provide a method to recover the loss of fertility in prepubertal boys treated for cancer,” says Dr. Eoin Whelan, a postdoctoral researcher studying male germline stem cells.

Around 990 boys under 15 develop cancer every year in the UK and survival is improving but treatments can ruin their fertility.