Fertility and chemotherapy

Chemotherapy can affect a woman’s fertility. There are treatments that might be able to help. If you're pregnant at diagnosis, talk to your doctor.

Some chemotherapy drugs can affect a man’s fertility. Talk to your doctor about your risk of infertility. They can tell you more about the possibility of storing sperm.

During your treatment you should avoid unprotected sex. You should not become pregnant or father a child while having chemotherapy. Some drugs can damage a developing baby.

It can be very difficult to learn that chemotherapy has affected your ability to have children (fertility). You can get support to help you cope.