Hogan signs bill to preserve the fertility of Md. cancer patients
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Cancer treatments can harm fertility. Chemotherapy and radiation can damage reproductive organs and cells, as well as the glands that produce key hormones. Women, for instance, may no longer produce eggs after radiation to the pelvis.
The treatment for some cancers also requires the removal of the reproductive organs. A woman may need a hysterectomy, or a man may have his testicles removed and no longer be able to produce sperm.
Some fertility preservation procedures can cost as much as
About 79,000 adolescents and young adults of child-bearing age are diagnosed with cancer each year, according to the
Some are too young to even have thought about having a family, but they are faced with the decision about how to preserve their fertility.
"For many young cancer patients, loss of fertility is an unfortunate side effect of treatment. But the fact is, we have the medical means to preserve the possibility of parenthood for these patients,"
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