Teenager becomes first person to have testicular tissue transplant in UK
Summary
Doctors in the UK performed the first testicular tissue transplant on a 19-year-old who had his tissue frozen before chemotherapy. The procedure may help boys who lose their ability to produce sperm due to cancer treatments to have biological children in the future.Key Facts
- A 19-year-old patient had testicular tissue removed and frozen three years ago before chemotherapy for a blood disorder.
- Chemotherapy can damage sperm-producing cells and cause infertility.
- Doctors transplanted the frozen testicular tissue back into the patient’s body to try to restore sperm production.
- This is the first operation of its kind in the UK and the second in the world.
- Freezing sperm only works for older boys and men, so this method could help younger boys who cannot freeze semen.
- The tissue contains special cells that make sperm after puberty.
- Results from the procedure should be known within a few months.
- The operation was done by NHS doctors in Edinburgh, supported by research from the University of Edinburgh and funding from Children with Cancer UK.
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