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[|Human|] When I was younger my mother had stage 4 thyroid cancer. Because it was just my mother and myself I helped take care of her during radiation when she would come home. She informed me then that I shouldnt be around her too much because the radiation could effect my reproductive system. I have been trying to get pregnant and I want to know what are the chances that the radiation did hinder my reproductive system?
[|AI|]  Hi, Thanks for writing in. I guess your mother had radioactive seeds treatment for cancer of thyroid. Such treatment used to be given earlier. They are a small source of radiation and the radiation from it is less likely to have affected you much. Usually the radiation from sources like the one your mother had reduces significantly once the patient comes out of the hospital. The chances of your reproductive system being affected is less than 0.1 percent, and you might relax about it. The radiation from the patients is usually scattered radiation and not powerful enough to cause sterility in any adult or child around the patient. Please do not worry.