Fertility After Breast Cancer

Fertility After Breast Cancer

The average age for first-time motherhood in the United States has been steadily increasing. In 2020, moms welcomed their first baby, on average, at 29.3 years old. In light of this increased average age of motherhood, there is a growing number of women who may have...
Two Cancer Diagnoses, One Successful Embryo Adoption

Two Cancer Diagnoses, One Successful Embryo Adoption

At age 24, I was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. As treatment, I underwent chemotherapy and radiation to my chest. This was before egg freezing was used as a fertility preservation method, so instead I had an ovary removed and cryopreserved in the likely event...

Preserving Fertility in Women with Breast Cancer

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a disease that strikes roughly 12% (1 in 8) of women in the United States and is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women. With treatments constantly improving, and survival rates continually on the rise, many...

Breast Cancer Survivors May Still Give Birth to Their Baby

Women fighting breast cancer at a time when they want to start their families may believe they’ve run out of options. They’re not alone in fighting this disease: Breast cancer strikes roughly 12% of women in the United States and is the second leading cause of cancer...
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