Statistic shows that almost a quarter of men treated for cancer in their childhood suffer from a deficiency of the male sex hormone testosterone. However, experts say the deficiency can be treated with hormone supplements if the problem is diagnosed.
Testosterone deficiency not only affects sex drive: in the long term it can lead to depression, reduced muscle strength, osteoporosis, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and cardiovascular diseases.
The majority of the former cancer patients who were suffering from hormone deficiency were also infertile because the cancer treatment had impaired their sperm production. During and after puberty, young men can provide sperm samples that are frozen and saved, but before puberty, boys do not produce sperm. The only option then is to remove testicular tissue to be preserved for the future.
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