title: [Reproductive health after cancer treatment--contraception, planning and monitoring of pregnancy].
abstract: Infertility is common after cancer treatments, but pregnancies of those treated for cancer usually proceed well. Pretreatment counseling by a fertility doctor improves posttreatment quality of life. The most important issues to be considered in pregnancy planning and monitoring include cytotoxic drug induced organ-specific insufficiencies and radiotherapy targeted at the thoracic region, whole body, or at the uterus during childhood. Hypothyroidism is the most common hormonal complication and is also significant with respect to fertility and gravidity.
authors.affiliation: TYKS, naistenklinikka.
authors.forename: Varpu
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jokimaa
authors.forename: Ulla
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ekblad
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000209:etiology; D007246:Infertility / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology*; D011788:Quality of Life; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents