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Help! is it possible to have children if you are being treated for leukemia?
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Yes: Ask your oncologist about fertility sparing regimens if you want to have children. There are a variety of ways to spare child bearing ability if you have leukemia from freezing sperm to harvesting eggs to using chemotherapy and radiation that reduces side effects on reproductive organs. Lots depends on your type of leukemia, age, etc. so it important to ask your oncologist for your specifics....
Answered 7/30/2014
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