is it true that treatment for hodgkin's lymphoma makes you infertile? is there any chance of having kids without freezing eggs? as in, did anyone manage to have children despite undergoing this treatment?
2007-08-27 07:14:03 · 8 answers · asked by Crystalle 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
My girlfriend just gave birth to a baby boy after treatment for Hodgkins when she was 14 or so years old.
She is now 24 and did fine.
2007-08-27 07:21:24 · answer #1 · answered by happydawg 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I'm a Hodgkin's lymphoma survivor. I have been in the hot seat regarding that. you never get much time to make these decisions. The doctors told me that it's a possibility but, they know many patients that had proved them wrong. The cost of freezing and maintaining frozen eggs is very expensive. The cost of getting them fertilized when your ready will also be very expensive. I know people that have had kids after the treatment, so I gambled. I will hopefully know the answer first hand in several years. I'm not sure of your age or current relationship status. but if it's not too important right now, worry about your health first..
2007-08-27 19:28:02 · answer #2 · answered by delphic_crypt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends. Chemo and radiation can certainly make you sterile. It also effects people differently. Best bet is to talk with your doctor and he can explain the risks. You can harvest eggs or sperm to use after treatment. Plenty of people do nothing and are fine. It all depends. Unfortunately its a crap shoot and once the damage is done, its done.
Plus even if you could get pregnant, there is also genetic risks. The child could get DNA damaged by chemo or radiation. That could lead to birth defects or worse. Talk to your PMD.
2007-08-28 11:45:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The treatment leaves you with a high chance of being fertile but I remember reading about a bloke not that long ago who had children unexpectedly after being told he was sterile and he had no frozen sperm.
Easy to say but its a small price to pay I guess for life saving treatment.
2007-08-27 07:22:55 · answer #4 · answered by greenmooncat 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Treatment uses radiation and that has a high chance of causing infertility. However in females, the docs before giving radiation bring ovaries in midline so that radiaion does not affect them. Since ovaries cause ovulation and they are probably safe in midline, its possible to have children.
2007-08-27 07:25:51 · answer #5 · answered by IndianIMG 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
How many times are you going to ask this and get the same answer? Yes, smoking is bad, and is far worse during cancer treatment. No one here is going to justify you smoking during your treatment. No one here is going to tell you that its fine and ok and wont affect it. Your doctor needs to know that you are smoking through treatment because they will need to watch you more carefully for infections. You will increase your risks of a lung infection during treatment dramatically. Your risk of other infections will be raised as well. And you will recover slower than if you werent smoking. During chemo, your body starts working on over time to repair and heal the damage from the chemo. When you smoke during chemo, all you are doing is rerouting your body's already depleted resources from repairing chemo damage to repairing smoke damage. If you do continue to smoke, you need to let your doctor know, and you need to be extra conscious of the risks.
2016-05-19 02:32:13 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will be physically possible to still bear children
The doctors and radiotherapy techs will do their best to protect your ovaries, so there is a fairly good chance you could get pregnant using your own-unfrozen- eggs.
The surest bet is freezing, but like people are saying, odds are, you will be able to have (you own) children.
2007-08-27 07:47:22 · answer #7 · answered by mannon 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2017-03-02 22:12:09 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋