The frustrations and uncertainties of fertility
cancer
CANCER
The importance of fertility was heightened following diagnosis, causing concerns and frustrations for both parous and nulliparous participants. Among those with children some described that, although being content with number of children before diagnosis, it was difficult to accept that the decision was no longer theirs.Me and my husband had decided that we were not going to have any more children, we were both fine with that decision, but, when I got cancer and the doctor told me that part of the treatment meant that I would be “chemically castrated” I started to contemplate over potentially having another child. It was like a protest in my brain – nobody is going to come here and decide whether I should have more children or not. (Woman, 28 years old).