if you have cancer and the chemo sent you into eary menopause..can you get pregnant?

Answer 1

Do because chemo kills cells. Good cells and bad cells. The egg is a cell. So the chemo kills it. If you dont have eggs you don't ovulate. If you don't ovulate you can't get pregnant.
Besides getting pregnant while on chemo is not a good idea because the radiation is bad for the baby. It can kill the baby.
Thats why if a pregnant woman is diagnosed with cancer she doens't start chemo until after delivery and she can't breast feed.

Answer 2

There is a remote possibility of a later pregnancy.

The chemically induced menopause may only be temporary.

There is a blood test to identify when total menopause is reached. ( this is done on women with hormone receptive cancers to determine which drug to use post menopause, Tamoxifen or Arimidex).

My Aunt was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1955, had surgery, chemo, radiation and told she would be unable to hae more children due to chemical menopause, cousin born in 1960, Furthe cancer in 1961, more surgery, chemo , radiation and again told no possibility ofmore children, another cousin born 1964!

Anything is possible when dealing with cancer!

(BTW, she finally died of breast cancer in 2003!)

Answer 3

I have heard of it happening....after all the chemo is done, it is possible for you to return to a normal menstral cycle, it depends on your age. I was 42 when the chemo put me into premature menapause...my gyno told me because of my age, it was possible that it would only be temporary.....but I've had my cancer come back 3 times, so have been on alot of chemo and it's now become permanent......before I had my stem cell transplant last year, they asked me if I wanted anymore kids, because there was some injection they could give me to prevent the chemo from rendering me sterile.....I'm done having kids, so it didn't matter to me.......
So, it basically depends on the chemo that is used and the age of the woman having it......
Hope this helps....

Answer 4

Probably not at the moment. You need to determine if the early menopause is permanent or temporary and only a doctor can tell you that. In the meantime you can learn more about infertilty issues and cancer at Fertile Hope:

Fertile Hope
http://www.fertilehope.org/

Best wishes.

Answer 5

There is a small possibility that your menopausal symptoms are tempory. Many ppl who have had cancer go on to have healthy pregnancies and children.

You will need to discuss this with your oncologist and your gyno. If you are avoiding pregnancy, then birth control is still necessary. I have been confirmed infertile, but the docs still want me to remain on birth control, just bc of the .0001% chance.

If you are trying to get preg, talk to your docs to see if this is temp or perm, then to see if you are even healthy enough right now to conceive and carry.

Even if your eggs are fried, you may be able to use a donor egg with in vitro.

Answer 6

If you still experience menses, if you are still ovulating you can still conceive. If you have stopped that process then probably not. There are three stages of menapause = pre, full and post. You dont give enough information to answer fully. This is a good question to ask on one of your follow up visits, or simply phone your oncologist and ask the question- you will get an answer that is specific to your medical status which they will know intimately. This site is not the proper resource for you to use to determine this information-

Answer 7

menopause means that there are no eggs dropping. so, it's very unlikely you can get pregnant.

Answer 8

No, beacuse I am a male

Answer 9

no of course not

Answer 10

I don't believe.