Dr. Alex Polotsky, Division Chief for the University of Colorado Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (REI) and team member of the University of Colorado (CU) Fertility Preservation and Reproductive Late Effects Program, patient's Emily and Kyle Fisch, found out Emily had breast cancer and would need chemotherapy just a few months after their honeymoon. In a few months, they’ll try to get pregnant...
She was faced with the possibility of starting her chemotherapy very quickly, which would basically fry the eggs. It’s the chemotherapy that will make conception very, very unlikely. In some cases, women will go into menopause. Even if they don’t go into menopause, they will deplete their own eggs, which makes conception a near impossibility. Alex Polotsky, MD, MS