Side-effects

Fertility is your ability to get pregnant or get someone else pregnant. Having a stem cell transplant might affect your fertility. This can feel really hard to process when the transplant itself is already a lot to cope with. On this page, we'll explain how it might affect fertility, alternative options to consider and where to look for support.

Immunotherapy is a type of treatment which harnesses the power of our immune system to tackle disease – cancer in particular. Our Immunotherapy research group aims to use the power of immunotherapy to improve the outcomes of stem cell transplants.

What is HLA?

Group leader Dr Robe

Our patient reported outcomes research aims to give us a better understanding of the challenges faced by stem cell transplant patients, helping us develop solutions to meet patient need and campaign for policy change.

If you’ve found out that you need a stem cell transplant and don't have a relative who can donate, another option is using stem cells from a matched unrelated donor. On this page we’ll explain what this means, how it works and why you might need one.

If you’ve found out that you need a stem cell transplant, one of your options might be a haploidentical transplant, which uses stem cells from a relative. On this page we’ll explain what this means, how it works and why you might need one.

If you have a condition that affects your blood or bone marrow, you might need a type of stem cell transplant. Autologous stem cell transplants use existing stem cells from your own body. On this page, we explain what this means and what the transplant involves.

If you’re donating your stem cells through the PBSC method, in the four days leading up to your donation day you’ll need to have injections of a growth factor known as ‘G-CSF’. This is a big part of your donation experience, so we’ve put together this information from our Medical team to help you know what to expect.

This webpage gives you all the COVID-19 information you need as someone with a weakened immune system.