{"id":5567,"date":"2023-05-05T13:57:07","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T11:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10.14.1.27\/fivette\/do-you-have-a-desire-for-a-child\/future\/sperm-preservation\/"},"modified":"2023-05-05T13:57:08","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T11:57:08","slug":"sperm-preservation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fivette.be\/en\/do-you-have-a-desire-for-a-child\/future\/sperm-preservation\/","title":{"rendered":"Sperm preservation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Sperm preservation<\/h1>\n<p>It was the work of Sherman in 1953 that established the first protocols for freezing human sperm.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, the cryopreservation of sperm has become a routine procedure.<\/p>\n<p>It is quite commonly offered in many situations in ART but also in adult and pediatric oncology.<\/p>\n<p>Freezing may be proposed in different situations: before a gonadotoxic treatment in multidisciplinary consultation (pre-chemotherapy, radiotherapy, cytotoxic treatment, surgery, and hormonal treatment), freezing of sperm for ART treatment (if absence for professional reasons, difficulties giving a sample, etc.).<\/p>\n<p>In the case of freezing sperm to preserve your fertility before an oncological treatment, patients with health insurance will have their treatment reimbursed up to the age of 45.<\/p>\n<h2>How is the sperm collected?<\/h2>\n<p><span>The sperm is collected by masturbation after an abstinence period of 2 to 5 days.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>On the day of your appointment for cryopreservation, you can do it either in the dedicated room in our fertility center or at home with a suitable container (sample must be delivered within an hour of the appointment and kept at body temperature).<\/p>\n<p>In case of difficulty with masturbation, a special non-toxic condom for sperm can be provided to have complete intercourse at home and collect the semen in the condom to then empty it into the sterile container.<\/p>\n<h2>How is sperm frozen?<\/h2>\n<p>The sperm is mixed with a cryoprotectant at room temperature before being packaged in pellets and then gradually frozen in liquid nitrogen vapors.<\/p>\n<p>It is then submerged and stored in liquid nitrogen or in nitrogen vapor until its use.<\/p>\n<p><span>For patients benefiting from health insurance in Belgium, the treatment for sperm preservation before an oncological treatment is reimbursed until the age of 45.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sperm preservation is a routine procedure offered in many situations in ART and adult and pediatric oncology. It involves freezing sperm to preserve it for later use. This procedure can be proposed before a gonadotoxic treatment in multidisciplinary consultation, before ART treatment, or to preserve fertility before an oncological treatment.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":5553,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5567","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sperm preservation - Fivette.be<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Sperm preservation is an ART procedure that involves freezing sperm to preserve it for later use.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fivette.be\/en\/do-you-have-a-desire-for-a-child\/future\/sperm-preservation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sperm preservation - Fivette.be\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Sperm preservation is an ART procedure that involves freezing sperm to preserve it for later use.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Fivette.be\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-05-05T11:57:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fivette.be\\\/en\\\/do-you-have-a-desire-for-a-child\\\/future\\\/sperm-preservation\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fivette.be\\\/en\\\/do-you-have-a-desire-for-a-child\\\/future\\\/sperm-preservation\\\/\",\"name\":\"Sperm preservation - Fivette.be\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fivette.be\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-05-05T11:57:07+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-05-05T11:57:08+00:00\",\"description\":\"Sperm preservation is an ART procedure that involves freezing sperm to preserve it for later use.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fivette.be\\\/en\\\/do-you-have-a-desire-for-a-child\\\/future\\\/sperm-preservation\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fivette.be\\\/en\\\/do-you-have-a-desire-for-a-child\\\/future\\\/sperm-preservation\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fivette.be\\\/en\\\/do-you-have-a-desire-for-a-child\\\/future\\\/sperm-preservation\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fivette.be\\\/en\\\/do-you-have-a-desire-for-a-child\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Do you have a desire for a child?\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fivette.be\\\/en\\\/do-you-have-a-desire-for-a-child\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Future\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fivette.be\\\/en\\\/do-you-have-a-desire-for-a-child\\\/future\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"Sperm preservation\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fivette.be\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fivette.be\\\/\",\"name\":\"Fivette.be - Le centre de Procr\u00e9ation M\u00e9dicalement Assist\u00e9e du CHU Saint-Pierre\",\"description\":\"Le centre de PMA du CHU Saint-Pierre\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fivette.be\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fivette.be\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fivette.be\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Fivette.be - Le centre de Procr\u00e9ation M\u00e9dicalement Assist\u00e9e du CHU Saint-Pierre\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fivette.be\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fivette.be\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/fivette.be\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/PMAlogocolorSP.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/fivette.be\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/PMAlogocolorSP.png\",\"width\":289,\"height\":251,\"caption\":\"Fivette.be - Le centre de Procr\u00e9ation M\u00e9dicalement Assist\u00e9e du CHU Saint-Pierre\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fivette.be\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Sperm preservation - Fivette.be","description":"Sperm preservation is an ART procedure that involves freezing sperm to preserve it for later use.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.fivette.be\/en\/do-you-have-a-desire-for-a-child\/future\/sperm-preservation\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Sperm preservation - Fivette.be","og_description":"Sperm preservation is an ART procedure that involves freezing sperm to preserve it for later use.","og_site_name":"Fivette.be","article_modified_time":"2023-05-05T11:57:08+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.fivette.be\/en\/do-you-have-a-desire-for-a-child\/future\/sperm-preservation\/","url":"https:\/\/www.fivette.be\/en\/do-you-have-a-desire-for-a-child\/future\/sperm-preservation\/","name":"Sperm preservation - Fivette.be","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fivette.be\/#website"},"datePublished":"2023-05-05T11:57:07+00:00","dateModified":"2023-05-05T11:57:08+00:00","description":"Sperm preservation is an ART procedure that involves freezing sperm to preserve it for later use.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fivette.be\/en\/do-you-have-a-desire-for-a-child\/future\/sperm-preservation\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.fivette.be\/en\/do-you-have-a-desire-for-a-child\/future\/sperm-preservation\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.fivette.be\/en\/do-you-have-a-desire-for-a-child\/future\/sperm-preservation\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.fivette.be\/en\/do-you-have-a-desire-for-a-child\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Do you have a desire for a child?","item":"https:\/\/www.fivette.be\/en\/do-you-have-a-desire-for-a-child\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Future","item":"https:\/\/www.fivette.be\/en\/do-you-have-a-desire-for-a-child\/future\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Sperm preservation"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.fivette.be\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.fivette.be\/","name":"Fivette.be - Le centre de Procr\u00e9ation M\u00e9dicalement Assist\u00e9e du CHU Saint-Pierre","description":"Le centre de PMA du CHU Saint-Pierre","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fivette.be\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.fivette.be\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.fivette.be\/#organization","name":"Fivette.be - Le centre de Procr\u00e9ation M\u00e9dicalement Assist\u00e9e du CHU Saint-Pierre","url":"https:\/\/www.fivette.be\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.fivette.be\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"http:\/\/fivette.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PMAlogocolorSP.png","contentUrl":"http:\/\/fivette.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PMAlogocolorSP.png","width":289,"height":251,"caption":"Fivette.be - Le centre de Procr\u00e9ation M\u00e9dicalement Assist\u00e9e du CHU Saint-Pierre"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fivette.be\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fivette.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fivette.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fivette.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fivette.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fivette.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5567"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.fivette.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5567\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5569,"href":"https:\/\/www.fivette.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5567\/revisions\/5569"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fivette.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fivette.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fivette.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fivette.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}