Guest guest Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 Hey there Neal I just had to answer your question by pointing you to a blog of a young guy, Matt, with CML, taking Gleevec who's wife just had a perfectly beautiful little son! http://hatefulblood.blogspot.com/ I do believe that there are a good many Gleevec Dads out there with totally healthy and well kids..... love and light Annie 's mom http://livingwithcml.blogspot.com > > Maybe this is a stupid question, but does Gleevec only cause birth defects > when used by the mother, or can the father pass on birth defects too? > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 > > Maybe this is a stupid question, but does Gleevec only cause birth defects > when used by the mother, or can the father pass on birth defects too? > _____________________________ Hi Neal, Dr. Druker, who knows Gleevec inside and out (he developed it and was the principle investigator of the trials) says that it is fine for a man to father a child. There have been many Gleevec babies of Dads on the various cml lists. C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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