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In multivariate Cox model regression, the underlying disease, number of storage visits and follow-up visits, and whether sperm were seen at follow-up visits were consistent predictors of times to outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>LIMITATIONS, REASONS FOR CAUTION<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>This study did not investigate sperm cryostorage for reasons other than gonadotoxic treatment, nor the fertilization outcomes of the cryostored sperm.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>These data provide estimates of the key operational factors for sperm cryostorage programs, prior to potentially sterilizing gonadotoxic treatments, and free from financial or insurance restrictions.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>STUDY FUNDING\/COMPETING INTEREST(S)<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>There was no specific funding for this study. D.J.H. has provided expert witness testimony to antidoping and professional standards tribunals and is supported by an NHMRC Investigator Grant. The other authors have no disclosures.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>N\/A.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/humrep\/deae217","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,9,27]],"date-time":"2024-09-27T02:22:58Z","timestamp":1727403778000},"page":"2655-2662","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Natural history of autologous sperm cryostorage"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"39","author":[{"given":"S","family":"Sleiman","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical Andrology Laboratory, Concord Hospital , Concord, Sydney,","place":["Australia"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"F","family":"Bacha","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical Andrology Laboratory, Concord Hospital , Concord, 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