Can I have children if I have lymphoma

Can you have children if you have lymphoma? Lymphoma poses a great threat to the patient's life. It is a malignant tumor that originates from the lymphatic hematopoietic system. Lymphoma is a systemic disease that can invade almost any tissue and organ in the body. So, does the disease affect the patient's fertility? Let's take a closer look at whether you can have children if you have lymphoma.

Lymphoma itself will not affect the patient's fertility, but the harm of the disease is quite serious and may endanger the patient's life at any time. Therefore, if you want to have a child, you must do it under the guidance of a doctor. Doctors generally do not recommend pregnancy for patients with lymphoma, because during the treatment process, many drugs will be used, which will have a serious impact on the fetus.

Lymphoma is highly heterogeneous, and the treatment effects vary greatly. Different pathological types and stages of lymphoma vary greatly in terms of treatment intensity and prognosis. The treatment methods for lymphoma are mainly the following, but specific patients should be analyzed according to their actual conditions.

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: Chemotherapy for lymphoma is usually 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. Some young patients with relapse or bone marrow invasion can also consider allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

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.

In addition, the course of low-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is relatively mild, but there is a lack of effective radical cure, so it is a chronic process with multiple relapses. There are also cases of death due to transformation to other types and resistance to chemotherapy. However, if the low-grade malignant group is discovered early, it can have a survival period of 5 to 10 years or even longer with proper treatment. Some highly malignant lymphomas are sensitive to radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and with proper treatment, the survival period can be significantly extended.