What is the cause of colon cancer?

Does Chemotheropy cause sterility in men with colon cancer?

• I have a nice guy in my life that found out he had a bad case of colon cancer at the young age of 37. He went in for surgery right after chirstmas and start chemo treatments. He had 6 weeks of chemo a 2nd surgery and 6 to 12 weeks of more chemo. We were planning a longterm relationship but I had not the heart to ask him if all the chemo would cause problems with making babies later on. Something we had talked about having more kids earilier before all this happened but then this seemed to happened so fast... I did not think to ask him questions like that. Is our own kids too much to hopeful? Thanks for the replies...

• Answer:

  Nano is partly correct. Most chemo drugs will affect sperm counts. Most men are given the option of sperm banking before chemo starts...as a "just in case" plan. Sometimes the effects of chemo will reverse and men will be able to have children down the road. However, depending on the chemo drugs, the strength, frequency and duration may cause long-term or irreversible damage. My husband was permanently sterilized due to long-term chemo treatments. I wouldn't wait to speak with him about this - and if he doesn't know the answer...maybe both of you could speak with a doctor. Don't let the answer determine your future with him -- you'll be able to deal with whatever side effects that may or may not happen.