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Cancer treatment and fertility for people who were assigned male at birth

 If you are concerned that your cancer treatment may impact your ability to conceive or reproduce you should discuss this with your doctor or treatment team BEFORE starting your treatment.
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Version 3

Date Summary of changes
05/07/2023 Patient information sheet updated with new template and CINSW branding. Version increased to V.3.

Version 2

Date Summary of changes
20/06/2022

Reviewed with assistance from ACON opens in a new tab or window, with the following changes:

  • Renamed as "Cancer treatment and fertility for people who were assigned male at birth".
  • Cancer and gender affirmation section added.
  • Detail on effects of different treatment types added.
  • Updates to "For more information" and "Key terms" sections
  • Version number change to v.2.
  • Approved and published on eviQ.

Version 1

Date Summary of changes
31/08/2018

ID 520 Fertility for men receiving radiotherapy and ID 518 Fertility for men receiving chemotherapy combined into new patient information sheet ID 3516 Fertility in men having cancer treatment.

ID 520 and ID 518 removed from eviQ website; replaced by ID 3516 v.1.

Approved and published on eviQ. 

History section for ID 520:

Date Summary of changes
19/09/2010 Approved on eviQ.
15/10/2012 Reviewed minor changes and fertility preservation information removed.
03/04/2017 Changes to Websites and resources: Links to Australian and New Zealand Fertility Clinics, and Queensland Health document 'Male infertility in cancer' removed and links to Cancer Council Australia and CanTeen added.
31/05/2017 Transferred to new eviQ website. Version number change to v.3.

History section for ID 518:

Date Summary of changes
02/11/2009 Reviewed May 2009 NRC. Approved eviQ.
15/10/2012 Reviewed, minor changes; fertility preservation information removed.
03/04/2017 Changes to Websites and resources: Links to Australian and New Zealand Fertility Clinics, and Queensland Health document 'Male infertility in cancer' removed, and links to Cancer Council Australia and CanTeen added.
31/05/2017 Transferred to new eviQ website. Version number change to v.3.

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https://www.eviq.org.au/p/3516

06 Apr 2025