Cancer chemotherapy and contraceptive counseling

Contraceptive counseling for patients receiving antineoplastic agents is illustrated by the case of a patient with Hodgkin's disease. After the patient began treatment, he married his girlfriend and desired to have children in the near future. Clinicians are alerted to the sexual needs of the cancer patient and the need for contraception assessment in patients of reproductive years. An outline for informing cancer patients about contraception is provided.