Fertility and Treatment for Breast Cancer
Chemotherapy can shut down your ovaries, and put you into medical menopause. After treatment, your fertility may return, but if you will be on hormone treatments, you may not have a chance to conceive. Or if you were on the edge of menopause, chemo may drop-kick you into the change of life. Learn how this affects you and your treatment decisions.
Fertility and Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer has many side effects, one of which is estrogen suppression. This can cause your ovaries to stop working for a while. Your regular cycles may stop, and you might experience medical menopause, or chemopause. In addition, there’s a good chance that you will be infertile during treatment. You do have some options, if you take action before starting treatment.
Chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer has many side effects, one of which is estrogen suppression. This can cause your ovaries to stop working for a while. Your regular cycles may stop, and you might experience medical menopause, or chemopause. In addition, there’s a good chance that you will be infertile during treatment. You do have some options, if you take action before starting treatment.
Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Drugs and Infertility
Many chemotherapy drugs can cause you to become infertile. Learn which drugs may affect you.
Many chemotherapy drugs can cause you to become infertile. Learn which drugs may affect you.
Breast Cancer and Young Women - Preserving Fertility
Learn your options for preserving your fertility during breast cancer treatment. Make decisions before treatment begins.
Learn your options for preserving your fertility during breast cancer treatment. Make decisions before treatment begins.