Pregnancy & Cervical Cancer
Cervical cancer can have a direct effect on both a current pregnancy and a woman's future ability to become pregnant. Cancer treatment can leave a woman unable to conceive, and an improperly functioning cervix may be unable to support a baby.
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Diagnosis in Early Pregnancy
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If you are less than three months into a pregnancy when diagnosed with cervical cancer, your doctor may recommend starting treatment immediately, which will mean terminating the pregnancy. Many doctors think that waiting more than six months to begin treatment is too risky, according to CancerHelp UK.
Diagnosis Later in Pregnancy
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If you are diagnosed more than three months into your pregnancy, you likely will continue the pregnancy as normal, and doctors may recommend delivering your baby via cesarean section and having your womb removed simultaneously. Treatment would then begin after your baby is born.
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Infertility After Cancer
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Being treated for cervical cancer usually leaves women unable to conceive a baby because of a hysterectomy or radiation therapy that damages the ovaries, according to CervicalCancer.org.
Biopsy Treatment
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Pregnancy after cervical cancer treatment might be possible if the cancer was diagnosed very early and only a biopsy was performed, according to information on CervicalCancer.org.
Radical Trachelectomy Treatment
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It might also be possible to conceive if radical trachelectomy was used to treat early stage cervical cancer, but there is an increased risk of miscarriage and premature delivery for women who become pregnant after this procedure.
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