Fertility After Cancer...
Options for Starting a Family

Table of Contents

• Introduction

• The Process of Pregnancy
  • Female Reproductive System
  • Male Reproductive System

• Cancer Treatments and How They Affect the Ability to Have Children
  • Chemotherapy
  • Radiation Therapy
  • Surgical Treatment

    Male Reproductive Issues

    Female Reproductive Issues

• Having Children After Cancer
  • Medically Assisted Ways to Achieve a Pregnancy

    Sperm Banking

    Intrauterine Insemination

    Freezing Embryos (Fertilized Eggs)

    In Vitro Fertilization

    Donor Sperm, Eggs, and Embryos

    Donor Sperm

    Donor Eggs

    Donor Embryo Program

• Emotional Support

• Costs
  • Insurance Coverage

• Adoption
  • Agency - Assisted
  • Private
  • Cost of Adoption
  • Emotional Support

• Conclusion

• Credits:

  Michelle R. Riley, RN, OCN Linda Abbott, RN, MSN, OCN, CETN Barbara Dietz, RN, BSN, OCN James F. Donovan, MD Robert Dreicer, MD, FACP Joan Felkner, MA

  Sandra Hahn, RNC, BSN Ruth Harkins, RN, BLS Kevin Heckman, PA-C Stephen Locher, RN, BS Amy Sparks, PhD Craig Syrop, MD

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