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Can i have kids one day after having chemo and radition?
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Having kids
- By Shawnpew
- Posted July 30, 2009 at 2:17 am · 6 replies
- In Sexuality after cancer
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- By Tavy
- Posted July 30, 2009 at 9:01 am
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Radiation therapy to the pelvis usually results in the death of your ovaries. There are the rare cases when either the ovaries start working again or are never rendered inactive. Again, these are rare cases. My ovaries quit working a few weeks into therapy. I started having menopausal symptoms about 2 weeks after I finished my treatments. It's been over a year now and my ovaries are still not working.
I don't know a lot about chemotherapy, but I'm sure someone here can answer that question.
Best to you,
Tavy
- By mobilis
- Posted July 30, 2009 at 10:25 am
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There is a procedure called transposition of the ovaries where the ovaries are moved out of the field of radiation. Apparently the success rate in achieving pregnancy after this procedure is good in patients with morphologically normal genital tracts (often not even necessary to move ovaries back again). Where a hysterectomy has been performed or there is other damage caused to the cervix or genital tract by surgery or radiation, the success rate is not as high and a surrogate may be required.
Actively growing eggs or mature eggs are more susceptible to chemotherapy. Synthetic GnRH agonists (GnRH is a hormone) can suppress follicle maturation and maintain immature eggs in an inactive state to protect them from chemotherapy.
- By Shawnpew
- Posted July 30, 2009 at 2:40 pm
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Thanks this helps it justs kills me to know i may not ever have kids
- By its_my_goliath
- Posted August 2, 2009 at 12:25 am
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Chemotherapy causes you to become sterile. If you did the moving of the ovaries chances are they will slide down during radiation. You will never be able to carry a baby due to radiation damage but you "could" harvest eggs. Would be better to harvest before starting any treatment though.
- By movingon
- Posted November 3, 2009 at 8:02 pm
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shawnpew-
I was curious if you have already done your chemo and radiation and if so if you got your period afterwards
- By Shawnpew
- Posted November 3, 2009 at 8:20 pm
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no i have not had a period since dec of 08 and its been hard. because i really what kids
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