long term complications

Last reviewed 01/2018

These include:

  • sterility
  • induction of premature ovarian failure
  • increased susceptibility to cancers of lymphoid tissue and the bladder
  • haemorrhagic cystitis
  • pneumonitis and fibrosis - responds well to corticosteroid therapy
  • bone marrow suppression
  • alopecia
  • amenorrhoea
  • should be avoided during pregnancy