Will treatment for testicular cancer affect my sex life, or make me infertile?

After treatment you should be able to carry on with your normal sex life. During treatment you may not feel like having sex so much – you may feel tired, for instance. Don’t worry, this will pass.

Chemotherapy can affect your fertility. This may be just for a while (usually less than two years) – but in some patients it will be permanent.

Chemotherapy can affect your fertility. This may be just for a while (usually less than two years) – but in som

Doctors can’t tell in advance whether this will happen to you, so if there is any chance you might like to start a family in the future, they may be able to freeze and store some of your sperm before treatment starts. This is called sperm banking.