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Something for those worried about fertility
Sorry if it's too much information, but l thought this may give a bit of hope for those ladies wanting to conceive after chemo.
No, l'm not pregnant! But after 11 glorious months of being period fre...
I guess this is one of those "Everyone's different" situations...I had other symptoms of menopause too ie. bad joint pain, bad hot flushes, weight gain...so my oncologist said that it looks as though menopause *could* be permenent for me.
She did say there was a blood test that could be done where they measure hormone levels, but I didn't have it done, I figured whatever was going to happen would happen. I wasn't eagerly waiting for them to return however, so you might want to ask if the hormone testing is something that might be useful for you.
I know of a lady whose periods returned after 3 months, others who never got them back at all...lots of other factors ie. how close you were to menopause to start with, the length and type of your chemo course, age, general health, stress levels etc. can influence when and if they return...the oncologist should be able to shed some light for you on your particular situation.
Good luck with it!