Young Breast Cancer Patients Do Anything to Preserve Fertility

Carly Byrd, 29, froze her eggs before starting chemotherapy

Carly Byrd was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 25, and four years later she's still fighting for her life.

Byrd is one of 11,000 young women (under 40) who get breast cancer in the United States every year. Instead of worrying about dying of cancer, many women are more scared of something else: infertility.

Naturally, Carly had to do something, and fast. Her oncologist recommended chemotherapy (which is what causes early menopause, and therefore, infertility in young patients), and so she took the matter into her own hands.

Carly and her mother traveled to Dallas, Texas, where she freezed a number of her eggs in the weeks leading up to her chemo. While she's still battling cancer today, Carly is still optimistic about her future, especially because she now has a real shot at becoming a mom.

To learn more, read the full article here: Breast Cancer and Infertility - Young Patients Fight to Become Mothers