How not having a partner affected my fertility preservation decision-making process
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Funmi, Survivor
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When I was diagnosed, fertility was brought to my attention by my oncologist. I did have questions about the fertility. She gave me several different options, but it’s just that everything was going so fast, I didn’t have a lot of time to sit down and digest everything in terms of what my options are. And then not having a partner at that time, some of the options are kind of limited. Because she explained to me that eggs survive better if they have been fertilized. Well, I didn’t want to just go out and get them fertilized by anybody. The reason I did not do anything at that time is because I didn’t have a partner, for one. I think that was probably the biggest thing is not knowing if I’m going to be married, not knowing if… you know, what my outcomes may be. I mean, because there isn’t a true timetable on whether or not there’s gonna be a chance for it to come back. And do I want to bring in a child not knowing what the timetable is for me? And then also with the drugs that I’m on or taking. I wasn’t sure, wasn’t sure.