I would imagine that many women of childbearing age, who
want children and who are undergoing chemotherapy for breast or other cancers, must
wonder from time to time how this will impact on their fertility.
Fertility after chemotherapy depend on two factors, a woman’s age and the extent
of the chemotherapy treatment, as it relates to dosage and type.
Women who are 30 and younger stands a significantly higher
chance of conceiving after chemotherapy, because the ovaries of younger women
do in fact produce more healthy eggs. Women who are closer to menopause (51 and
over) however, will most likely be in menopause after chemotherapy, thereby
limiting their chances of conceiving.
As it relates to the extent of chemotherapy received, it is
known that certain drugs administered during chemotherapy treatment, does have more
likelihood of causing infertility than others. Cytoxan - chemical
name: cyclophosphamide, Platinol - chemical
name: cisplatin and Adriamycin - chemical name: doxorubicin carry a medium risk to fertility. It would
therefore be wise to do your research, talk extensively with your doctors, to
ensure that they will be using those drugs in your treatment, with lesser risk
to your fertility.
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