Kylie Minogue: "I would love some children"

Pop star Kylie Minogue, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2005, still hopes to have children with her French actor boyfriend, Olivier Martinez (Unfaithful). Because chemotherapy & radiation can make it difficult for cancer survivors to conceive, 38-year old Kylie turned to a revolutionary technique to preserve her dream of having a family. "Slivers of her ovaries were taken out and frozen to be reimplanted over the next few years in the hope they will release eggs. The technique has led to two successful pregnancies in only a handful of trials." Kylie said in a recent interview, "We’ll have to wait and see" whether she will be able to get pregnant. Kylie is going back on tour in November and she also has frequent check-ups to make sure the cancer has not recurred.

Source: Perth Now

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Comments

threeminutepalaver on July 17th, 2006

It also said in an article in The Age newspaper (Melbourne)…

“Minogue admitted she has already undergone two IVF treatments in a bid to conceive a baby with her French boyfriend, Olivier Martinez. She said she was “completely distraught” when those attempts failed. It was not clear whether the IVF treatments took place before she was diagnosed with breast cancer last year.”

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/07/15/1152637924492.html

spindoctor on July 17th, 2006

She’s a brave woman. It proves what a positive outlook she has on life that she was thinking about the future even when in the midst of a terrible disease. I very much hope they have their baby.

gargoylegurl on July 17th, 2006

In regards to the above comment stating she has already undergone IVF, sorry, but I don’t believe it.

Kylie has said she is not back to full strength or health yet. She has been given the all clear cancer wise, but says she has a long road ahead of her in terms of complete recovery.

In light of her recent statements (which, if anyone is interested can be found on People.com today at: http://people.aol.com/people/article/0,26334,1215295,00.html ) I highly doubt she is planning on getting pregnant just yet. I would imagine she would want to be fully recovered and physically stronger before attempting to become pregnant.

gargoylegurl on July 17th, 2006

Oops. I should clarify that I don’t believe she has had IVF treatments since her cancer diagnosis. Perhaps she had IVF before her illness, but I doubt she has since her cancer? I wasn’t clear in my prior comment. 8)

Heavenly_Hibiscus on July 18th, 2006

Kylie is an amazing woman. I thought she looked stunning on that latest TV interview.

I hope her dreams of motherhood come true.