Cancerbackup: Chemotherapy

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Fertility and chemotherapy

The impact of chemotherapy on fertility is influenced by factors including:

  • the person’s age
  • the chemotherapy drug(s)
  • the dose, and duration of chemo
  • the regimen
  • the person’s general health

Cancerbackup’s website has specific sections on individual chemotherapy drugs and combination regimens which include information about how they may affect fertility.

Detailed information about the effects of chemotherapy on fertility in men and women can be found in this section.


Content last reviewed: 01 February 2007
Page last modified: 02 May 2007

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