THREE KEY FACTS The process of freezing eggs involves multiple injections, ultrasounds and egg retrieval. Hormone-receptor-positive cancer can be treated with medication that shuts off estrogen production. Some adoption agencies won’t let cancer patients adopt until they’ve hit their five-year remission milestone.
OPINION As a young breast cancer patient, I thought fertility treatments sounded horrendous. I never planned to have biological kids, writes Rachel Hunt. Since I was a teenager, I’ve had recurring dreams about my anxiety over pregnancy .
It didn’t matter that it was impossible: I had an irrational fear I would wake up with a baby in my arms and no clue what to do..
