Women's fertility and chemotherapy
Chemotherapy can affect a woman’s fertility. There are fertility treatments that might be able to help. If you're pregnant at diagnosis, talk to your doctor.
How chemotherapy affects women's fertility
Chemotherapy can stop your ovaries from working. This causes infertility, which can be temporary or permanent. It can also bring on the menopause.
Being pregnant at diagnosis
You will need to talk with your doctor if you are pregnant when you are diagnosed with cancer. They will discuss all your options with you.
Ways to keep your fertility
It's not as easy for women to keep their fertility as it is for men. But there are ways to help them keep and protect it.
Last reviewed:
21 Feb 2018
