Oncofertility
It strikes me that, currently there are various studies and surveys that have shown cancer is affecting many men and women of reproductive age. The vast majority of patients with this diagnosis tend to worry about the effectiveness of treatment and want to start treatment as soon as possible. However, the area of fertility is not usually a concern.
But what patients are unaware of and most doctors do not mention is the fact that chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments, in addition to saving lives, can affect fertility and in many cases cause infertility.
Personally, I am surprised that fertility is not a topic of discussion when faced with a cancer diagnosis. What worries me the most, is that specialists do not usually mention the effects that cancer treatments can have on your reproductive system.
It strikes me that, currently there are various studies and surveys that have shown cancer is affecting many men and women of reproductive age. The vast majority of patients with this diagnosis tend to worry about the effectiveness of treatment and want to start treatment as soon as possible. However, the area of fertility is not usually a concern.
But what patients are unaware of and most doctors do not mention is the fact that chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments, in addition to saving lives, can affect fertility and in many cases cause infertility.
Personally, I am surprised that fertility is not a topic of discussion when faced with a cancer diagnosis. What worries me the most, is that specialists do not usually mention the effects that cancer treatments can have on your reproductive system.
But what patients are unaware of and most doctors do not mention is the fact that chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments, in addition to saving lives, can affect fertility and in many cases cause infertility.
Personally, I am surprised that fertility is not a topic of discussion when faced with a cancer diagnosis. What worries me the most, is that specialists do not usually mention the effects that cancer treatments can have on your reproductive system.
It strikes me that, currently there are various studies and surveys that have shown cancer is affecting many men and women of reproductive age. The vast majority of patients with this diagnosis tend to worry about the effectiveness of treatment and want to start treatment as soon as possible. However, the area of fertility is not usually a concern.
But what patients are unaware of and most doctors do not mention is the fact that chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments, in addition to saving lives, can affect fertility and in many cases cause infertility.
Personally, I am surprised that fertility is not a topic of discussion when faced with a cancer diagnosis. What worries me the most, is that specialists do not usually mention the effects that cancer treatments can have on your reproductive system.
