Semen Cryopreservation for Men Banking for Oligozoospermia, Cancers, and Other Conditions: 24 Years' Experience of an Italian Bank.

Our results indicate that the occurrence of any pathological or medical condition resulted in lower recovery rates with respect to donors, indicating that intrinsic sperm characteristics drive susceptibility to cryodamage. Established cut-off values for motility recovery can be useful for patient counseling as well as for ART laboratories to decide the type of procedure.