The impact of a blood cancer diagnosis can mean having to make major decisions quickly that will have long term implications around future family planning. Having the right information prior to and after treatment can help navigate this complex and highly personal experience.
In this webinar we explored the practical, medical, and psychological impact of blood cancer on making decisions about fertility preservation in the face of treatment and the long-term effects of these decisions after treatment.
Topics included:
- Decision making issues / considerations
- Preservation options before treatment
- Future fertility after treatment
- Adjustment to potential / actual infertility
- Where to get reliable information and what to ask
- Procedures and costs related to fertility / pregnancy
Our guest speakers:
- Sophie (Blood cancer survivor, diagnosed with AML)
- Sage (Blood cancer survivor, diagnosed with ALL)
- Dr Genia Rozen (Consultant Gynaecologist and Fertility Specialist, Melbourne IVF & Royal Women’s Hospital)
- Ms Ella Sexton (Clinical Psychologist, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre)
