What kind of chemo is your friend having? I had 6 cycles of ABVD (and 16 rads) and just stayed on birth control. With ABVD the risks of loosing fertility are minimal. My periods came back 6 months after treatments and I got pregnant about a year and a half later. I now have a healthy 3 year old. I was only 22 when diagnosed.

Has she been advised by her doctors to harvest embryos? That just seems a little drastic. Now if she has relapsed Hodgkin's the treatment will be much more toxic and the risk of loosing fertility are much higher. From what I learned (after relapsing) about harvesting and with my insurance it was NOT covered. Just depends on her insurance...some cover it but most don't. The process also takes about 3 months so she needs to consider how soon she needs to start treatments.

Hope this helps! Best of luck to her!