Can a cancer patient undertake IVF treatment? Will it affect the baby?

Cancer is scary and being a cancer survivor comes with a lot of trauma on its own. Often times a lot of you who are looking to get away from the past traumatic experience attempt to start a family. A family will bring you joy and happiness and peace; however a lot of you may be worried that the cancer that you’ve already defeated may prevent you from starting and raising a family.

This is a difficult situation, the hard truth is that there are certain types and treatments of cancer that may cause you to be infertile, and however, the only way to know is to get yourself checked out by a trained physician, you can schedule a visit with us so as to get an accurate picture.

However, even if the cancer has left you infertile, that is by no means the end of the road. Here are a few of the ways you can start or expand your family even if cancer or its treatment has made you infertile.

• Egg donation for women (if your ovaries do not produce healthy eggs anymore)
• Sperm donation for men (if your testicles do not produce healthy sperm anymore)
• Surrogacy for women (if your uterus is not able to carry a pregnancy or it is unsafe for you to get pregnant)

If you or anyone you know is a cancer survivor and is looking to expand or start a family, get in touch and we’ll see if we can help you in this pursuit.

Blog Reviewed By: Dr Sunil Eshwar

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How to prepare yourself before IVF?

Undergoing an IVF can be stressful enough, fear, excitement and several other emotions all bundled into one nervous human being. However, there are numerous things that you need to have on your checklist while going into an IVF. We’ve listed some of them out here in a simple and orderly fashion so that you can take it easy.

1.Quit smoking

This should come as a no-brainer, Smoking is bad for you so please stay away from it always and especially when you are about to go in for an IVF. While you are at it, remember not to smoke when you are pregnant, why don’t you quit all together, that should be easier.

2.Take your vitamins

There must be lots of vitamins that your doctor has recommended you should take. These are absolutely crucial to your health and the efficacy of the IVF treatment. Your body is delicate and needs to be prepared for this procedure.

3.Eat fertility enhancing foods

Foods which are themselves gametes or nourish the gametes of organisms are considered to be excellent fertility enhancing foods. These include royal jelly, eggs, fish roe, caviar, seeds etc.

4.Do Breathing exercises

Breathing is important and it strengthens your tissues via the supply of oxygen. Before an IVF make sure that you are performing breathing exercises, this will ensure that your tissues are better equipped to take on the challenges posed by an IVF.

In conclusion, an IVF is a delicate process and your body is sensitive to this procedure, you need to prepare your body well, before undertaking such a procedure. If you haven’t been successful with IVF until now, there could be several external factors that are affecting the efficacy of your treatment which could be fixed. If you or anyone you know is having issues with fertility or has repeatedly failed at IVF, reach out to us and we’ll see if we can help.

Blog Reviewed By: Dr Sunil Eshwar

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Mail Us: info2aikya299@gmail.com 

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