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Annemarie · 01-01-2006, 10:41 PM

Hi,
I was 32 years old at diagnosis and trying to get pregnant when diagnosed. I found the fertility issue to be much more devastating than the bc part. It was always our dream to have a family. Well bc has not made me stop living. We did have a baby but we used a gestational surrogate. For us we felt it was the safest way.

By the way I did get pregnant after chemo but miscarried. Studies do show a higher m/c rate among chemo treated pts. with bc. The egg production is another issue after chemo. Even if you are producing eggs your FSH levels have to be below about 10 to get a decent outcome. Mine went up to 99 and then returned to below 10 after over a year after chemo. I started with an FSH of 6 pre-chemo. So once your periods return you should get these numbers tested. When you do not have a menstraul cycle your FSH levels are higher than 32 but that can change from month to month. I lost my periods for 14 mos. and then everything went back to normal. I am er/pr+ and her2+++. Since I did so much research on this topic I did learn that if you do need treatment during pregnancy you can get chemo once you are past your first trimester. It is whatever you and you husband decide. I wish you the best of luck!

01-01-2006, 10:41 PM	#14
Annemarie Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New York Posts: 90	Pregnancy after bc Hi, I was 32 years old at diagnosis and trying to get pregnant when diagnosed. I found the fertility issue to be much more devastating than the bc part. It was always our dream to have a family. Well bc has not made me stop living. We did have a baby but we used a gestational surrogate. For us we felt it was the safest way. By the way I did get pregnant after chemo but miscarried. Studies do show a higher m/c rate among chemo treated pts. with bc. The egg production is another issue after chemo. Even if you are producing eggs your FSH levels have to be below about 10 to get a decent outcome. Mine went up to 99 and then returned to below 10 after over a year after chemo. I started with an FSH of 6 pre-chemo. So once your periods return you should get these numbers tested. When you do not have a menstraul cycle your FSH levels are higher than 32 but that can change from month to month. I lost my periods for 14 mos. and then everything went back to normal. I am er/pr+ and her2+++. Since I did so much research on this topic I did learn that if you do need treatment during pregnancy you can get chemo once you are past your first trimester. It is whatever you and you husband decide. I wish you the best of luck!