After everything you’ve been through, thinking about having a baby after hormone positive breast cancer might feel risky or out-of-reach. But what if the path to parenthood didn’t involve more medical risk?
Surrogacy provides a safer, medically advisable path to building your family after cancer.
This guide explains what makes pregnancy after hormone driven breast cancer risky, how surrogacy after cancer works and why this family-building path might be right for you.
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Can You Get Pregnant After Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer? And is it Safe?
Yes, getting pregnant after hormone positive breast cancer is possible. Whether it’s “safe” depends entirely on your unique medical history and treatment plan.
Even after you’re cancer-free, you will likely need to continue taking hormone-blocking medications to prevent the recurrence of the cancer. This treatment can last 5 to 10 years.
While these therapies are essential for your health, they can make having a baby after hormone positive breast cancer difficult or impossible, and possibly even riskier.
Here are a few factors to consider:
- Whether pausing treatment could increase your risk of recurrence
- Your fertility status after treatment
- Your emotional readiness for pregnancy after cancer
- The physical demands of pregnancy post-treatment
If there’s any uncertainty, surrogacy can offer a way to become a parent without interrupting life-saving therapies.
How Hormone-Positive Breast Cancer Affects Fertility
Hormone-driven breast cancer, also called hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, is a type of cancer fueled by estrogen or progesterone. These hormones also play a major role in fertility and pregnancy.
Treatments like tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitors suppress estrogen and progesterone — hormones your body needs to support conception and carry a pregnancy.
Even if your overall health has stabilized, long-term therapy can lower or eliminate fertility.
Most oncologists recommend waiting at least two years after starting hormone therapy before trying to conceive. Many advise completing the full course of hormone-blocking treatment before considering pregnancy.
Why Surrogacy May Be Safer than Pregnancy After Hormone-Positive Breast Cancer
Instead of facing hormonal shifts, treatment interruptions, and potential recurrence risks, you can prioritize your health while still building the family you’ve dreamed of.
With the help of a thoroughly screened surrogate, surrogacy offers a medically safer, emotionally reassuring path to parenthood.
Choosing surrogacy means:
- Protecting your health while growing your family
- Avoiding the need to pause or end hormone therapy prematurely
- Retaining genetic ties to your child (if using your preserved eggs or embryos)
- Gaining peace of mind throughout the pregnancy journey
At American Surrogacy, we work closely with survivors to craft tailored surrogacy journeys that honor your medical needs, emotional wellbeing, and family dreams.
If you preserved fertility through egg or embryo freezing before cancer treatment, you may still be able to use them for surrogacy. If not, you still have options. Many survivors choose to grow their families through egg donation combined with surrogacy.
Financial Assistance: 3 Surrogacy Grants for Cancer Patients
We understand that surrogacy can be expensive, especially after cancer treatment. Fortunately, there are organizations offering surrogacy grants for cancer patients to make this dream more attainable.
- Worth the Wait offers $500 to $2,500 in grants for emergency fertility preservation and post-cancer family building. Applicants must be between 13 and 39 and show financial need.
- Livestrong Fertility supports fertility preservation and IVF for those diagnosed with cancer. Applicants must apply before starting treatment.
- The SAMFund helps cover costs of IVF, surrogacy or fertility services. It’s available to survivors aged 21 to 39 with demonstrated financial need.
American Surrogacy can help you explore all available grants, fundraising strategies and financial planning resources.
View our full list of surrogacy grants for cancer survivors.
How to Get Started With Surrogacy After Hormone-Driven Breast Cancer
If you think surrogacy could be right for you, here what you can do:
- Step 1: Schedule a consultation. Talk with a surrogacy specialist who can guide you through the process.
- Step 2: Review your fertility preservation status. If you froze eggs or embryos before treatment, now is the time to check on their status and determine if they can be used in your surrogacy journey.
- Step 3: Look into financial planning and available grants. Explore resources that can help offset surrogacy costs, including grants specifically for cancer survivors.
You’re Not Alone: American Surrogacy Is Here to Help
You’ve already shown incredible resilience by facing cancer head-on. Now, let’s write your next chapter — one filled with hope, healing, and family.
American Surrogacy is honored to walk beside you every step of the way. Whether you’re just starting to explore surrogacy after cancer or ready to begin your journey, we’re here for you.
Contact us today to get free information about having a baby after hormone positive breast cancer through surrogacy.