Abstract

Background: Breast cancer is the one of the most common oncological problems affecting many Sudanese women and some therapeutic methods of that type of cancer may lead to temporary or permanent infertility. Justification: There is no published data about the prevalence of breast cancer among infertile Sudanese women. Objectives: To know the prevalence of breast cancer among selected group of infertile Sudanese women attended to Banoon IVF center, Khartoum, Sudan, 2016. Method: Descriptive, cross sectional study, 100 infertile Sudanese women were involved in the study, from January to December2016. Result: The prevalence of breast cancer among the study group was: 6%. Discussion: Some treatments for breast cancer can cause temporary infertility and other treatments cause permanent and irreversible menopause, which means you are permanently infertile. Breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy run the risk of developing premature ovarian failure or very early menopause then the prevalence of infertility among the study group was high. Conclusion: Further studies must be done involving women from many nationalities and with large sample size. Acknowledgment: Special thanks to the participants and to the staff of Banoon IVF center for their cooperation and commitment.