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Important Links about Family & Family Planning Matters
Family Planning: Breaking News about Fertility and Pregnancy Issues and Breast Cancer Breastcancer.org section on Fertility and Pregnancy Issues Podcast: Pregnancy After a Breast Cancer Diagnosis Family Issues: Talking to Your Family and Friends About Breast Cancer Talking to Children About Breast Cancer Podcast: How…
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Fertility Treatments Safe for Survivors With BRCA Mutations
Fertility Treatments Safe for Survivors With BRCA Mutations Jun 11, 2024 Assisted reproductive technology doesn't increase the risk of breast cancer coming back in young women with BRCA mutations and a history of breast cancer. Read more…
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Please share stories around Mother's Day! Happy, sad, any reflections!
With Mother's Day celebrated in the U.S. next month, we want to hear your perspectives, memories, and thoughts. Knowing it can be a special time for families and it can be difficult for many enduring breast cancer treatment or grieving loss, we want to acknowledge your feelings and share some stories in further in our…
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Pregnancy Safe After Breast Cancer in Young Women With BRCA Mutation
Pregnancy Safe After Breast Cancer in Young Women With BRCA Mutation Dec 13, 2023 Having a child is safe for both mother and baby if women with a BRCA mutation get pregnant after a breast cancer diagnosis. Read more…
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Memory causing marital problems
I know I can’t be the only person whose memory is causing marital problems. I have trouble remembering our discussions & decisions that we have made together. I got married 9 yrs after treatment so I’m not sure that he completely understands how the treatments have affected my memory but it is causing a huge problem. He…
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Pregnancy After Breast Cancer: Is It Safe?
Pregnancy After Breast Cancer: Is It Safe? Nov 2, 2023 Dr. Ann Partridge discusses the research on pregnancy after breast cancer and the factors women need to consider. At the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2023 Congress Ann Partridge, MD, MPH, chaired a session titled, “Pregnancy After Breast Cancer: Is It…
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Aging alone
This issue has been on my mind more frequently lately as my parents and I grow older and I find them needing more assistance in life. I have three siblings who have helped when they can, but often have other responsibilities or things on their plate, so most of the responsibility falls on me. I don't mind this, as I enjoy…
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Successful pregnancy after stage 3 breast cancer?
I'm 38. Was diagnosed at 33. My husband and I have been married for 14 years and have 1 biological child together and we would really love another child. Before I was dignosed, we were about to start trying to conceive however we were shocked to learn of my diagnosis. No family history I am wondering if anyone else has had…
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Elderly Mom Moved In With Us
Last October my 89 year old mother and 94 year old stepfather moved into assisted living, which was great for my ultra-social mom. Just as she was starting to make friends, my step-dad passed away in November. My mom could not afford to stay in assisted living or really live on her own at all, so she ended moving in with…
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Not Waiting 2 Years?
February of 2019 at 29 years old, I went to my doctor to remove my IUD and start trying to have a baby. Instead of the green light to my journey of procreation, I was scheduled for ultrasound, then mamo, than biopsy, mastectomy, chemo, radiation, 5-10 of hormone therapy .... Long story short I am 10 months in to ovary…
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Difficult daughters
Hi everyone, I want to start by saying I love both of my daughters, but they are like me very determined women, oldest 42 and youngest is 40. They both knew about my call back from the diagnostic images. I have IDC stage 2 and DCIS grade 2 ER+PR+ and Her2-. My problem is they want to run the show. How do I get across to…
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Birth control during treatment
for the past 12 years I have happily been taking my birth control pills and happy with results. Now with an ER+ diagnosis they are suggesting I switch to a copper IUD. I don’t know why this is pushing me over the edge. What did other people do during this time? Does the hormone therapy after surgery prevents pregnancy as…
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Body positivity for tween girls
hi Wondering if anyone had any advice on specifically how their tween girls are are dealing with their own body images changing at the same time that your body image might be changing For sure having a single MX still figuring out if we are taking out the other side as eel
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Having a baby after 35 and BC risk
Hello, My high risk doctor told me any pregnancy after 35 raises risk of BC. I have read that having yourFIRST pregnancy after 35 raises risk. These are conflicting and I'm wondering what everyone here has been told/knows. thanks
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My health destroyed my family
Hi there, I’m new to this forum, and generally reaching out for help on a number of topics. I’m 1.5 years in remission, diagnosed in January of 2018 and finished treatment in May of 2018 with 10 years of Tamoxifen in my future (I’m 37). I have a high stress job (lawyer) and was threatened with a pay cut after I took TWO…
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PLEASE RESEARCH AND GET MULTIPLE FERTILITY OPINIONS!!
Hi Everyone, I just had a very unsettling experience with a fertility specialist that really put a knot in my stomach, but also made me feel so uneasy and heartbroken about the idea of it happening to another woman who might not think it's necessary, or simply may not know, to research or get a 2nd opinion. I am a…
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SCANS BEFORE PREGNANCY
Hi ladies Does anyone know the standard scans that should be done in case you want to take a tamoxifen break to get pregnant? I just reached 3,5 years of tamoxifen and I will pause it to try to get pregnant.Me and my oncologist have been talking about this for a long time and it's now or never. What I don't know is if he…
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Fertility Concerns May Make Young Women Skip/Delay Hormonal Tx
Fertility Concerns May Make Young Women Skip or Delay Hormonal Therapy After Breast Cancer Surgery May 18, 2021 Younger women diagnosed with hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer may skip or delay taking hormonal therapy medicine after surgery because they're concerned about having children. Read more...
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Pregnancy after cancer?
anyone? I am 40 and finished my treatment for stage 3 breast cancer two years ago. My onco has given me the go ahead to continue with my life plan of having another baby. We are seeing fertility doc next week to discuss our options. Has anyone else went on to have kids after? Please share!