Comments on: Is it possible for a man to help conceive after radiation for cancer? http://www.thewordishope.com/is-it-possible-for-a-man-to-help-conceive-after-radiation-for-cancer/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:42:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: midnightmoon62 http://www.thewordishope.com/is-it-possible-for-a-man-to-help-conceive-after-radiation-for-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-1963 midnightmoon62 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:07:36 +0000 http://www.thewordishope.com/is-it-possible-for-a-man-to-help-conceive-after-radiation-for-cancer/#comment-1963 The nurse talking about the site of the radiation clearly has no idea what a stem cell transplant entails. He will be receving full body radiation, not just radiation to one spot. He needs to bank sperm if that is a concern. No one can tell you for sure one way or the other. If the hematologist will allow him, he can do chemo only, as its the radiation that will get him. However, the problem with that is that they use both to ensure they have killed all of the existing marrow, because if they havent, the new stem cells wont engraft. The nurse talking about the site of the radiation clearly has no idea what a stem cell transplant entails. He will be receving full body radiation, not just radiation to one spot.

He needs to bank sperm if that is a concern. No one can tell you for sure one way or the other. If the hematologist will allow him, he can do chemo only, as its the radiation that will get him. However, the problem with that is that they use both to ensure they have killed all of the existing marrow, because if they havent, the new stem cells wont engraft.

]]> By: Bruce T http://www.thewordishope.com/is-it-possible-for-a-man-to-help-conceive-after-radiation-for-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-1964 Bruce T Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:07:36 +0000 http://www.thewordishope.com/is-it-possible-for-a-man-to-help-conceive-after-radiation-for-cancer/#comment-1964 Bank his sperm beforehand, it's your best bet. Bank his sperm beforehand, it’s your best bet.

]]> By: Cader L http://www.thewordishope.com/is-it-possible-for-a-man-to-help-conceive-after-radiation-for-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-1965 Cader L Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:07:36 +0000 http://www.thewordishope.com/is-it-possible-for-a-man-to-help-conceive-after-radiation-for-cancer/#comment-1965 You should unless the radiation went wrong and fried his yum yums. You should unless the radiation went wrong and fried his yum yums.

]]> By: Sandy http://www.thewordishope.com/is-it-possible-for-a-man-to-help-conceive-after-radiation-for-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-1966 Sandy Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:07:36 +0000 http://www.thewordishope.com/is-it-possible-for-a-man-to-help-conceive-after-radiation-for-cancer/#comment-1966 The best person for you to ask is your husband's doctor. If having children is important to the two of you, then perhaps you can bank some of his sperm before he undergoes treatment. The best person for you to ask is your husband’s doctor. If having children is important to the two of you, then perhaps you can bank some of his sperm before he undergoes treatment.

]]> By: nickle http://www.thewordishope.com/is-it-possible-for-a-man-to-help-conceive-after-radiation-for-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-1967 nickle Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:07:36 +0000 http://www.thewordishope.com/is-it-possible-for-a-man-to-help-conceive-after-radiation-for-cancer/#comment-1967 It depends on the site of radiation.Talk to your doctor first before the treatments to find out all of your options. The best bet would be to freeze sperm to use later. This is very common in child bearing age patients that undergo radiation and chemotherapy. RN It depends on the site of radiation.Talk to your doctor first before the treatments to find out all of your options. The best bet would be to freeze sperm to use later. This is very common in child bearing age patients that undergo radiation and chemotherapy.

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