How does having prostate cancer affect a man's ability to have children?
2007-12-11 10:39:36 · 4 answers · asked by Anthem Demon R&S addict 6 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
The treatment can have a detrimental affect on the sperm. However they do usually ask the man if he would like to store his sperm before treatment.
2007-12-11 10:52:18 · answer #1 · answered by gillianprowe 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The surgeon can remove a cancerous prostate without removing the vessels that allow young men the ability to father children. Thats wonderful progress in surgery.
2007-12-14 03:33:45 · answer #2 · answered by Balasubas 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's not so much the prostate cancer as the treatments that affects that ability.
2007-12-13 15:15:20 · answer #3 · answered by a 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Prostate cancer usually doesnt effect men before the age of about 50. The majority of men are done having children by that age (unless their name is Clint Eastwood, I guess). So, the point is sort of moot - it's like asking what effect a hysterectomy will have on a post-menopausal woman... she's no longer fertile before the operation, so removing the uterus and ovaries won't have any effect on fertility.
2007-12-11 10:56:13 · answer #4 · answered by Kevin 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋