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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Oral chemo send the drug traveling throughout the body. Some types of chemo can directly affect how a woman's sex organs function, or change hormone levels. Your doctor will be able to tell you if your treatment plan includes any of these chemo drugs. In some cases, the drugs are sent right to the tumor through a catheter or port. Some drugs might have sexual effects, and here are some examples: For cancer of the bladder, chemo is sometimes put right into the bladder through a catheter. Treatment like this usually only has a minor effect on a woman’s sex life. But she may notice some pain during sex because the bladder and urethra may be irritated from the drugs. Women with tumors in the pelvis may get chemo by pelvic infusion through a catheter. Depending on the type and dose of chemo, there could be long-term effects on a woman’s sex life. Another way of giving chemo is by intraperitoneal infusion. The drugs and extra fluid are put into the space around the tumor, using a port in the abdomen (belly). The extra fluid causes the abdomen to swell. The drugs and liquid are then drained out after a short period of time. Pregnancy and fertility during and after chemo If you think you might want to have children in the future, it’s important to talk to your cancer care team about this before starting chemo. You need to know if treatment will affect your fertility. See Female Fertility
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