Ovarian cancer

Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, and Peritoneal Cancer - Survivorship

ON THIS PAGE: You will read about how to cope with challenges in everyday life after a cancer diagnosis. Use the menu to see other pages.

What is survivorship?

The word “survivorship” is complicated because it means different things to different people. Common definitions include:

  • Having no signs of cancer after finishing treatment.

  • Living with, through, and beyond cancer. According to this definition, cancer survivorship begins at diagnosis and continues during treatment and through the rest of a person’s life.

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Having a Baby After Cancer: Fertility Assistance and Other Options

Some cancer treatments can make it hard to have children. The ability to have children is called fertility. Chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgery that harms the reproductive organs can affect fertility.

Infertility is the inability to have a child. Infertility is the inability to have a child. It may be caused by:

  • Low levels of sperm or eggs

  • Low levels of hormones that control reproduction

  • Scarring or removal of the reproductive organs, which prevents conception or normal development of a pregnancy

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Fertility Concerns and Preservation for Women

Many cancer treatments affect fertility temporarily or permanently. Fertility is the ability to become pregnant. Infertility is an inability to become pregnant or maintain a pregnancy.

Before treatment begins, talk with your health care team. Ask how treatment could affect your fertility. And ask about your options for preserving fertility.

How cancer treatments affect fertility

Fertility problems for women from cancer or its treatment occur in 2 main ways:

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Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, and Peritoneal Cancer - Additional Resources

ON THIS PAGE: You will find some helpful links to other areas of Cancer.Net that provide information about cancer care and treatment. This is the final page of Cancer.Net’s Guide to Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, and Peritoneal Cancer. Use the menu to go back and see other pages.

Cancer.Net includes many other sections about the medical and emotional aspects of cancer for the person diagnosed and their family members and friends. This website is meant to be a resource for you and your loved ones from the time of diagnosis, through treatment, and beyond.

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Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, and Peritoneal Cancer - Coping with Treatment

ON THIS PAGE: You will learn more about coping with the physical, emotional, social, and financial effects of cancer and its treatment. Use the menu to see other pages.

Every cancer treatment can cause side effects or changes to your body and how you feel. For many reasons, people do not experience the same side effects even when they are given the same treatment for the same type of cancer. This can make it hard to predict how you will feel during treatment.

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