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NicoleUTM
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3 months ago

Conceiving & Hormone Blockers

Hi all,

I am looking for information on having children after breast cancer. I am meeting with my oncologist to discuss this further but want to understand a little more on what may be involved in trying to conceive during hormone blocking therapy.

During chemotherapy, I have been on zoladex shots and once radiation finishes I will add an aromatase inhibitor. This is with a view of continuing the hormone blockers for 10 years.

Thanks for your thoughts!

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  • Hi Nicole, 

    I had an early stage of breast cancer in 2019 and am now a mum to a 14mth old and pregnant with my second. I didn't go through chemotherapy so your experience in conceiving is likely to be different to mine. However, I was taking Tamoxifen and on Zoladex for 2-3 years prior to my pregnancy. I would have started trying for a baby earlier but my Oncologist encouraged me to complete 3 years of hormone therapy first. Basically I had to come off everything and wait until my periods returned to normal before I could get pregnant. During pregnancy I had a breast ultrasound instead of MRI. After pregnancy I chose not to breastfeed and went back on Tamoxifen for a while, but in the end I did not complete the 5 years of treatment as per my cancer treatment plan. 

    I hope this helps. Best of luck with it all! 

    • Thank you so much for your reply, CRM! This is so helpful to hear your lived experience!

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    Astrida_BCNA
    Community Manager

    NicoleUTM​ Thank you for starting the conversation. 

    While we wait for others to share their own lived experience, we thought you may find the following resources useful:

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