Webinar: Fertility Preservation SIG

Topic: Fertility Preservation in Pre-Pubertal Boys

Speaker: Dr. Myriam Safrai, MD

Date & Time: Thursday, January 22, 2026 | 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM (EST)

Please note: This webinar is open to CFAS members only. A Certificate of Attendance will be provided to participants.

Session Overview

This webinar will explore fertility preservation in pre-pubertal boys who face risk of gonadotoxic injury from cancer therapies or other indicated medical treatments. The session will outline the biological and clinical challenges inherent to this population, including the absence of mature sperm, and will review current experimental approaches to testicular tissue cryopreservation alongside emerging strategies for future clinical application. Ethical, clinical, and counselling considerations relevant to healthcare providers supporting patients and their families will also be examined.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Describe the biological and clinical challenges of fertility preservation in pre-pubertal boys.

• Review current experimental approaches to fertility preservation in pre-pubertal boys.

• Discuss future directions in fertility restoration research.