Male Fertility Issues in Sperm after Chemotherapy

1. DR. SUPARNA BANERJEE CHANGES IN SPERM AFTER CHEMOTHERAPY Chemotherapy Chemotherapy is a term used to describe drugs that can kill cancer cells. Cancer cells multiply fast while they grow; these drugs specially designed to kill fast-growing cancer-related cells in the body. Effects of Chemotherapy in Male's Fertility Makes sperm unable to fertilize an egg Reduction of sperm count. The chemotherapy acts by destroying these cancer cells that are dividing rapidly in the body. They get easily destroyed because most of them are yet to mature. Effects of Chemotherapy in Female's Fertility A lot of women want to know if they can be fertile after the chemotherapy process. Well here is the thing; the probability of fertility after chemotherapy depends on two strong points; The doses of the chemotherapy drugs you had Present age What type of cancer you have. As the day goes by, every woman ages, and as a woman ages, her ovaries tend to produce few eggs. You should know that it is essential to wait at least eight months to get pregnant again after chemotherapy. Birth control will prevent you from getting pregnant with an egg already damaged during chemotherapy. If you have cancer of ovary then your chance of losing fertility is higher than if you have breast cancer. WWW.IRSFERTILITY.COM/