Storing semen prior to the start of cancer treatment will enable him to keep his parenting option intact. Men working in an environment where there is regular contact with pollutants, carcinogens or high levels of radiation could have their ability to reproduce altered. Men involved in high-risk occupations such as firemen, policemen, construction workers, etc. Military personnel who have the potential to be called to combat situations, subjecting them to injury from wounds or chemical agents. Many couples find themselves separated by distance at the critical time of the woman's ovulation.
Cryopreserved semen ensures the availability of sperm for insemination at the proper time.
Fertility Problems Men suffering from the condition known as Oligospermia, or a low sperm count, is one common reason why some couples have difficulty conceiving a child. A semen analysis can determine if you suffer from this condition and laboratory procedures can concentrate semen specimens. Because semen can be kept alive by freezing, a man can store several specimens over a period of time. On the day of insemination these specimens can be thawed and pooled together to produce a more concentrated specimen. The semen pooling technique has allowed many men to father children when previously they have had to seek other alternatives such as anonymous donor semen.