Can an AYA patient with newly diagnosed AML safely sperm bank after starting cytoreduction with hydroxyurea or cytarabine?  

Thanks for the question. Unfortunately, there is not a lot of data available to answer this question with certainty. Because of that, I err on the side of saying that this should not be done. The concern lies with the possible impact on the sperm DNA, and the subsequent effect that might have on a p...

I agree with Dr. @Jennifer Levine's response. This or some variation of it is a surprisingly common question posed in the setting of AYA cancer therapy. Sometimes young men are referred to the AYA team having already received their first course of ABVD for Hodgkin lymphoma or one course of cisp...