Reproduction

I saw a Reproductive Endocrinologist, Dr. Randall Dunn, in Houston, Texas. I saw a Reproductive Endocrinologist, Dr. Randall Dunn, in Houston, Texas.

It wasn't necessarily difficult, all things considered, but it was expensive and time consuming.

Nurses educated my husband and I on all of my fertility drugs and injections and we had to fill out documents that stated who would possess the frozen embryos in the case of death or divorce (very surreal).

During the couple of weeks of injections I had regular ultrasounds and blood work done so that they could monitor follicle growth leading up to egg harvesting.

Once I had enough mature follicles we set up the egg harvesting. Egg retrieval was done as an outpatient procedure and we chose to fertilize the eggs and freeze embryos. It wasn't necessarily difficult, all things considered, but it was expensive and time consuming.

Nurses educated my husband and I on all of my fertility drugs and injections and we had to fill out documents that stated who would possess the frozen embryos in the case of death or divorce (very surreal).

During the couple of weeks of injections I had regular ultrasounds and blood work done so that they could monitor follicle growth leading up to egg harvesting.

Once I had enough mature follicles we set up the egg harvesting. Egg retrieval was done as an outpatient procedure and we chose to fertilize the eggs and freeze embryos.

I did 2 rounds of In Vitro Fertilization prior to starting chemotherapy. The first round was not very successful which is why we did it twice. In the end we were able to freeze several embryos. I did 2 rounds of In Vitro Fertilization prior to starting chemotherapy. The first round was not very successful which is why we did it twice. In the end we were able to freeze several embryos.

We considered a number of options including ovarian suppression, egg harvesting/freezing and In Vitro Fertilization. We considered a number of options including ovarian suppression, egg harvesting/freezing and In Vitro Fertilization.

There have been many studies ob fertility in women who have in women have undergone chemotherapy. However, many of these studies have used a woman's ability to have her period as a measure of fertility. This may underestimate the fertility impact of various treatments.

Menstruation does not equate to fertility. Sometimes after treatment, a patient may go into menopause early.

http://www.fertilehope.org/tool-bar/risk-calculator-women-type.cfm has a risk calculator by type of cancer and the treatment used.

I would advise speaking with your doctor about your treatment and how it will affect your fertility. There have been many studies ob fertility in women who have in women have undergone chemotherapy. However, many of these studies have used a woman's ability to have her period as a measure of fertility. This may underestimate the fertility impact of various treatments.

Menstruation does not equate to fertility. Sometimes after treatment, a patient may go into menopause early.

http://www.fertilehope.org/tool-bar/risk-calculator-women-type.cfm has a risk calculator by type of cancer and the treatment used.

I would advise speaking with your doctor about your treatment and how it will affect your fertility.