Can you have children after recovering from lymphoma

Lymphoma is a malignant tumor that occurs in the lymphatic hematopoietic system. It is clinically divided into two categories: non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and Hodgkin's lymphoma. The disease is highly heterogeneous, and the treatment effects vary greatly. Generally, the prognosis of treatment for women is better than that for men. Many women who have been treated want to get pregnant and have children, but they have some concerns. So, can women who have recovered from lymphoma have children?

It is generally not recommended for patients with lymphoma to have children, whether they are recovering or pregnant. Although the cause of the disease is unclear, it is closely related to gene mutation. In other words, lymphoma is somewhat hereditary and the disease is a malignant tumor. Although some patients have a good prognosis, recurrence cannot be ruled out as time goes by.

Different pathological types and stages of lymphoma have great differences in treatment intensity and prognosis. The treatment methods of lymphoma mainly include the following, but the specific patient should be analyzed according to the actual situation of the patient.

1. Radiotherapy: Some types of lymphoma can be treated with radiotherapy alone in the early stages. Radiotherapy can also be used for consolidation therapy after chemotherapy and adjuvant therapy during transplantation.

2. Chemotherapy: Lymphoma chemotherapy is often combined with targeted therapy drugs and biological agents. In recent years, chemotherapy regimens for lymphoma have been greatly improved, and the survival of many types of lymphoma has been greatly improved.

3. Bone marrow transplantation: For patients under 60 years old, medium- and high-risk patients who can tolerate high-dose chemotherapy, autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation can be considered. For some young patients with relapse or bone marrow invasion, allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation can also be considered.

4. Surgical treatment: limited to biopsy or complication treatment. Patients with hypersplenism and no contraindications can undergo splenectomy if there are indications for splenectomy to improve blood counts and create favorable conditions for subsequent chemotherapy.

Although lymphoma will not be transferred to the fetus through the placenta, according to the current medical level, both radiotherapy and chemotherapy will have adverse effects on the mother and fetus. In early pregnancy, if the lymphoma lesions are limited to or spread below the diaphragm, the fetus cannot avoid radiation, and the patient should terminate the pregnancy immediately. If the lesions are extensive and the disease progresses rapidly, termination of pregnancy should be considered even in the middle and late stages of pregnancy to avoid delaying treatment.