Chemo-induced Menopause

One of my patients was diagnosed with breast cancer when undergoing in vitro fertilization. She went through menopause and never got a period until over a year later when she didn't really feel well and was 3 months pregnant without any help! That child is now in school and doing fine - a true gift from god. Yes, many women come out of chemo pause. Some in a few months and others longer. There is no real way to predict except to say that the closer a patient is to menopause when starting chemotherapy, the less likely she will be to come out of chemo pause.