Question

A women has 21 chemo sessions plus Ovarian Cancer surgery. She is about 29-33 years of age. If she wanted to have a baby. What is the likeliness of her having one? What are the options for her if she cannot? (Please be detailed, clear handwriting)

Answer 1

Pregnancy after cancer treatment is usually safe for the mother and baby. Pregnancy does not leads to the reoccurrence of the cancer. Some women are requested for some duration after the course of treatment and it depends on the type of cancer,stage,treatment type,age of women. Some healthcare providers suggests an interval of months after chemotherapy. Because chemotherapy might result in production of damaged eggs which can create pregnancy complications.

There are many options for women to become a mother after the cancer treatment.

* Menstruation and fertility assessment after cancer treatment: Menstrual cycle might became irregular after the cancer treatment. Some healthcare providers suggests ovarian reserve in younger women. Hormonal test are required for the assessment.

* Fertility preserving surgery:

This procedure is beneficial for the women with ovarian cancer. Surgeon removed only one ovary and other one preserve for healthy reproduction.

*Ovarian suppression:

It is an investigational approach for fertility preservation. In this procedure hormones are taking that helps to suppress the ovarian function. This helps to protect the eggs from the treatment.

*Ovarian tissue preservation :

In this procedure,ovarian tissues are surgically removed and freeze it. This will replaced by the surgeon after the treatment.

*Surrogacy:

It involves the artificial insemination and a woman will carry the baby through out the pregnancy.

*Gestational carrier :

It is a woman who carry an embryo from another woman's egg and her partner 's sperm.