The doxorubicin-bleomycin-vinblastine-dacarbazine regimen is associated with a lower risk of gonadal damage; the rate of infertility is less than 10%. The risk of premature ovarian failure is limited after the doxorubicin-bleomycin-vinblastine-dacarbazine regimen.
Which chemotherapy causes infertility?
Chemo drugs that are linked to the risk of infertility in females are:
- Busulfan.
- Carboplatin.
- Carmustine.
- Chlorambucil.
- Cisplatin.
- Cyclophosphamide.
- Cytosine arabinoside.
- Doxorubicin.
What are the long term side effects of bleomycin?
The chemo drug bleomycin can damage the lungs, as can radiation therapy to the chest. This can lead to problems like shortness of breath, which might not show up until years after treatment. Smoking can also seriously damage the lungs, so it's important that people who have had these treatments do not smoke.
