From: Fertility News
It's widely known that chemotherapy affects the egg cells of the
ovary, often causing ovarian failure and infertility for women.
But, it hadn't been discovered until recently by Italian
researchers the mechanism by which cancer treatment actually
affects a woman's chances of having children.The finding, which was
demonstrated in mice, showed that woman's fertility could
potentially be protected while she undergoes treatment."We
frequently deal with women of childbearing age, and there's a lot
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