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Q: Having kids after leukemia ?

asked by: nessie021 on April 20th, 2009

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Hi. My boyfriend had leukemia when he was young. And the doctor told him he might not be able to have kids. Is that possible?

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deteragram

replied on April 21st, 2009

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Have his sperm tested to find out. It all depends on the treatment he received. Chemotherapy, a common cancer treatment, causes sterility in many people.

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