[CBZ1982]

I have a question and I hope someone on here can help answer my questions.

I will be 30 in September this year and my husband will be 39 at the end of May this year. Five years ago he had cancer in several places (he had testicular cancer, the cancer also spread all over his so he calls it all over cancer when people asks him what type of cancer he had) he was given a 57% chance of living his skin was yellow and he was starting to smell bad due to the cancer. The tumor was removed and he had very very severe chemotherapy. It's been five years since his treatments have ended all though he still has a dead tumor inside of him (no surgeon would remove since they said it was too risky). He is doing fine now. He has never smoked, drinked alcohol and he has never done drugs so I know that will help him have a higher sperm count. I also have never smoked, drinked alcohol and have never done drugs. But I was born with a heart disease (two holes in my heart that were repaired at 11 weeks old. I'm sorry if this part is too much information but my husband can still cum (and it's always a lot). So that at least gives me hope into thinking it is possible for me to get pregnant.

So my main question is has any lady on here had luck with getting pregnant and having a healthy baby after your partner/spouse been through chemotherapy?

[IndyMommyWannabe]

Hello!!! welcome to the board! I do not have any information on chemo nor do I know anyone who's had this same experience...

but have you guys seen a doc? Since there is such a big medical issue you guys have dealt with - I would think the first thing to do is get an SA (semen analysis) done to make sure that there are no roadblocks you guys could be dealing with.

Normally docs want to wait 1 year after you start TTC before they'll do an SA and I believe it's 6 months if you're over 35...but since he specifically had testicular cancer - I would think his doc would do one (course I don't know that...lol, just think it'd be no problem).

So - again - since he has had the chemotherapy and all the medical history that he does - I absolutely suggest to you to call your doc and have a few tests done to make sure that there's nothing you have to worry about!

There's a blog that I follow called "stirrup queens" and she has a list of blogs for almost every type of fertility issue out there! Check out this link and see if any of these blogs may have some answers for you!

Stirrup Queen's blog list you'll see the first bunch there is specifically for TTC after cancer.

Good luck and welcome to the board!!

[HopeTea]

I hope you find some answers!

[Mrs.Paradise]

GOOD LUCK! I hope you get GREAT NEWS!!! I was going to suggest getting a SA done too! but Keri-Ann said it perfect!

[Coley]

I searched around JM and couldn't seem to find a forum that deals specifically with your particular situation. I thought there might be a board for those TTC after cancer... surprising that there's not.

your first step should be getting an SA done on your husband. Ejaculate and sperm are two different things... So his 'cumming'' in a sizable amount doesn't really tell you anything. Most of what we see is semen, the carrier fluid for sperm... You can have plenty of semen but no sperm being carried within it... So, being that your DH had testicular cancer, it's really important that you find out if he is indeed creating any sperm and if so, what condition they're in.

Normally, you would have to wait til you'd been TTC for a year, but I also agree that considering the medical history involved, you shouldn't run into any trouble having a Dr. honor that request.

I also recommend you getting yourself checked out, if you haven't already. Make an appt with your OB, let them know you're TTC, etc. You can also chart your BBT temps to see if you are ovulating and if your cycles are proper length, etc. We can help you with all that if you decide to...

I do hope you'll keep us updated on what you decide to do and how things go!

[Belita]

I agree with the other ladies about the testing and charting. Good luck!