Infertility and Cancer

Many people experience difficulty having children after cancer and cancer therapy. While infertility is a common side effect, not all treatments can cause it, and there may be something you can do about it.

Cancer treatments can affect sperm cells at their very earliest, most immature stage. Learn about how this can impact sperm production and how it can change your ability to father a child.

It may not be possible to completely eliminate the risk of infertility from your cancer regime, there are options for men to retain their ability to have children in the future.

As with men, a woman's ability to have children may be impacted by cancer and cancer treatment. Learn about how this happens, and whether the results are permanent.

Whether you have dreamed of becoming a mother your whole life, or hadn't even given it much thought, it is important to know your options for preserving your fertility as early as possible in your diagnosis.