effects of sperm cryopreservation on the semen quality of cancer patients

The aim of this study was to establish the value of sperm cryopreservation in cancer patients by comparing the semen quality before and after cryopreservation in patients and donors. Semen specimens were collected from 128 patients with different types of malignancy who were referred for sperm banking at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA as well as from 50 healthy volunteers according to the World Health Organization [WHO] guidelines. Semen analyses were performed before and after cryopreservation by computer assisted semen analysis [CASA] and the results were verified manually by microscopic examination. It was found that the pre-freeze to post- thaw percentage of change in the semen quality was not different between the two groups

Erectile dysfunction in chronic renal failure patients undergoing haemodialysis

In this study, 75 patients were subjected to clinical and laboratory investigations. Age, presence of hypertension, smoking history of ischemic heart disease and duration of dialysis were detected. Hemoglobin level, creatinine level, blood urea, albumin and glucose were evaluated. A control group of 148 healthy males, representing the general Egyptian population, was also included in the study. In view of the observed high prevalence of erectile dysfunction [ED] among hemodialysis [HD] patients, it was suggested that a complete health evaluation of male HD patients should include a discussion about erectile function in the standard clinical care program of patients with renal disease