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Does cancer chemotherapy usually make a woman sterile and unable to have future children?
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Not all chemo: Yes, some chemo (alkylating agents) can affect fertility and increase the risk for woman to be sterile/ lost of the ovarian function. However, not all chemoterapy do that. Also will depend on the type of chemo, the cumulative dose received , the intensity and the age of the patient. The lost of the ovarian function can be temporary or permanent.
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Yes, possible: Yes possible, some of the chemo therapeutic agents will.
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