Menopausal symptoms and fertility concerns in premenopausal breast cancer survivors

Abstract

Young women who remained premenopausal after breast cancer chemotherapy expressed greater concern about fertility and reported more menopausal symptoms than did age- and gravidity-matched controls. This may have been due to cancer diagnosis or treatment, or it may reflect other differences between the survivors and controls in this study. Additional research is warranted to determine how to most effectively address fertility concerns and reduce symptom burden in this population.