This really sucks cause my husband and I were planning to have our next baby about now when I got diagnosed with cancer. I am currently going for chemotherapy right now. After my chemo is done, how long is it recommended that I wait?
2007-08-15 06:16:23 · 8 answers · asked by Jennifer S 4 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
Discuss this with your oncologist.
It depends on the type of cancer, if it is hormone receptive and the type of drugs used in your chemo.
One woman in my breast cancer support group had a small, contained tumour that was not hormone receptive, so in conjunction with her oncologist and Dr made the decision to have a baby after surgery and before starting drug therapy.
She and her daughter are both doing well, with her daughter having celebrated her 2nd birthday!
2007-08-15 13:11:03 · answer #1 · answered by Tarkarri 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am not a doctor, but I think that it is reasonable to assume that this depends on the type of cancer and the type and length of the chemo. Best to ask your oncologist, since any answer here will be a shot in the dark.
Good luck with your treatment.
2007-08-15 06:30:26 · answer #2 · answered by Brian A 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the type of cancer and what treatment you are receiving. I took Intron A and my oncologist advised me to wait 2 years. However, that was 8 years ago. My oncologist now advises me to never have children. Some cancers (like my kind, melanoma) are driven by female hormones, which rise dramatically during pregnancy. My doctor told me having children would be like playing Russian roulette. I did get pregnant accidentally ast winter. I had to have an abortion due to the cancer (I was in the middle of surgeries and radiation). It was terrible. What a horrible choice to have to make....your life, or the child's? And yes, I was on bc pills. They fail.
2007-08-15 09:20:36 · answer #3 · answered by beautifulirishgirl 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First, i'm very sorry you're dealing with this. 2nd, i could talk to your surgeon approximately this. Chemotherapy can very much result the viability of your eggs. And in many situations chemo renders women persons infertile. have you ever considered different innovations till now chem like harvesting eggs for the destiny? Or discovered the type you may bodily carry slightly one? those are all issues i could talk to your oncologist approximately. If it have been me, i does no longer have little ones till i replaced into in remission for a million+ years. And it could additionally remember on what form of maximum cancers I had - perhaps wait even longer.
2016-10-15 10:33:27 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess I think you are kind of crazy to be considering a pregnancy when you have cancer and are in the fight for your life. I think you are suffering from a bad case of denial.
I think you need to make sure your cancer free before your even consider a pregnancy. You cannot be serious.
Your chemotherapy can have terribly adverse affects on a pregnancy. You should re think this immediately and most certainly be on birth control for a very long time.
2007-08-15 09:19:09 · answer #5 · answered by happydawg 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Awhile. I mean, your child will probably have at least a 50% higher chance of developing cancer because of the genetics.
Depending on what kind of cancer you have, you may not be able to concieve anymore children because of the intensity of the chemotherapy/radiation.
I'd wait at least a year.
2007-08-15 07:01:21 · answer #6 · answered by Circuits 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Brian A is right, any answer on here is a guess. Talk it over with your oncologist.
Good luck with the rest of your treatment.
2007-08-15 08:06:20 · answer #7 · answered by lo_mcg 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you should wait til you are fully energized. Definitely not right now though. Chemo is hard..and usually in rounds. Wait til all your rounds are done.
2007-08-15 06:37:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋