Many options are weighed when it comes to the treatment of cancer. Starting with the type of cancer, the health of the patient, the most effective treatment, the treatment window, and the odds of survival. Typically chemotherapy is used across many types of cancer, and while effective, it may render the patients unable to build families in the future. For women, chemotherapy can impact their egg production resulting in early menopause. In consideration of their family building goals, egg freezing before chemotherapy can be used to give them a chance to have children after treatment. So let us talk about the impact of chemotherapy on a person’s fertility and why egg freezing can be an important consideration prior to the start of treatment.
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