Prolonged use of anti-cancer drugs can cause fertility problems in women, reported the Greek physicians. Known chemo and radiation damaged reproductive function, but on the effects of drugs, almost nothing is known. Dr. Constantinos Christopoulos of the hospital in Athens, as an example, one of the reported cases that came in a 30-year-old woman who had myeloid leukemia and menstruation after two years of taking the drug Gleevec, published by pharmaceutical Novartis. First, it is took 400 milligrams of the drug per day, then increase the dose to 600 milligrams - this was six months before she was disturbed and menstrual cycle was irregular and scanty. When the month ended, led doctors an ultrasound, which means that the number of eggs was significantly decreased in the ovaries. According to doctors, these data suggest that long-term acceptance of medicines for cancer lead to reproductive disorders in women. For this reason they should not take these drugs especially during pregnancy, as it can lead to miscarriage.
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