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Cancer: Experts raise infertility concerns for treatment in patients of reproductive age

Gynacologist and Fertility specialist George Ogweno at the female section for checking egg fertility at the fertility lab testing. [David Gichuru,Standard]

Preservation of fertility after being diagnosed with cancer did not ring a bell to Brigit, whose main goal was treatment.

Brigit was diagnosed with urethra cancer in February 2016. The disease presented with abdominal pain, backache, heavy and prolonged menstrual cycle, and fatigue forcing her to travel to India for treatment.

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