Facing the Challenge of Menopause

Dr Manju Purohit

Key Points

• Most women will live long enough to become postmenopausal.
  
  
• Menopause can be associated with discomfort, a decreased quality of life, and an increase in the risk of osteoporosis and heart disease.
  
  
• The onset of menopause is an excellent time to assess a woman's overall health and the need for maintenance measures, which may include hormone replacement therapy.
  
  
• Counselling and education for a healthy lifestyle are important.

Human Sperm Banking at the Turn of the Millenium

Dr Gautuam Allahbadia

Key Points

• Sperm banking (freezing and storage of semen) has revolutionised the technique of donor insemination.
  
  
• Cryopreserved sperm have a major advantage over fresh sperm in that they may be kept until the donor has been shown to be free of serious transmittable infection.
  
  
• Sperm banks may be used by men working in hazardous occupations/environments or overseas, as well as by those undergoing an intervention that may adversely affect their reproductive potential (e.g. chemotherapy for genital malignancy).
  
  
• Sperm banks of the future will increasingly focus on the storage of testicular tissue.
  

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