Making my fertility preservation decision before starting cancer treatment
This section of the website aims to help you decide if you want to:
- Have fertility preservation before starting cancer treatment,
- Start cancer treatment without having fertility preservation treatment.
Some young women will know for certain whether they want to have fertility preservation or not. Others may find it difficult to decide. There is no ‘right’ or ‘wrong ‘ decision. The decision depends on what is most important to you right now and the plans you may have for your future.
Deciding to have, or not to have, fertility preservation before cancer treatment
To help you think about what is important to you now, consider the statements in the table below. You may find it helpful to write down the reasons for your answers in the spaces below each statement. You may also find it helpful to complete this with your cancer care team and fertility care team, partner, family and friends.
What matters most to you?
Deciding which fertility preservation option is best for me
In the previous sections, the fertility preservation decisions were described.
These are:
- No fertility preservation
- Freezing
- Ovarian suppression
The summary table on this page compares the different fertility preservation options.
Below is a list of the different fertility preservation options. Tick one response for each option.
Completing this task may help you think about which fertility preservation option best suits you and your lifestyle at this time. It might be helpful to talk about your choices with your cancer care team and fertility care team, partner, family and friends.
“I feel happy with the decision I’ve made. I obviously have ‘what ifs’ in the back of my head if I chose a different one… that’s just because any decision you make you have a ‘what if ‘I chose a different option?” A 23 year old young woman with ovarian cancer
How likely are you to consider each of these fertility preservation treatment options?
