2005, Number 2
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Rev Mex Urol 2005; 65 (2)
Male sex ratio in offspring of men with testicular germ cell cancer
Tovar RJM, Leticia Bañuelos Ávila, Chávez ZI, de la Vega AJ, Avilés MM, Vargas HVM, Ayala RA
Language: Spanish
References: 12
Page: 102-105
PDF size: 47.46 Kb.
ABSTRACT
The association between testicular germ cell cancer and male infertility probably share the same etiology. Had been proving the sex ratio offspring of men with testicular cancer has less boys than girls before develop the tumor.
Objective. To determine sex ratio in offspring of men with testicular germ cell cancer.
Material and method. Apply a survey to 87 patients with germ cell testicular cancer corroborate with histological study, to quantify the number of couples, number and sex ratio offspring and men unmarried.
Results. The number of men interview were 87, the average age was 28.8 ± 8.5, however the men with seminoma (n = 32; 37%) average age was 32.9 ± 9.7 years and of the men with no seminoma (n= 55; 63%) was 25.14 ± 6.3 years (p ‹ 0.001). The sex ratio in seminoma was 0.69 (29/42) and of no seminoma 0.67 (25/37).
Conclusion. Predominate the histological type of no seminoma, before the tumor the mediana was 2 and in our study we find more male in sex ratio (overall › 0.65) to different in anothers countries.
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