Melanoma in women
Pregnancy
Women with a significant risk of recurrence (localised disease of ≥1 mm thickness) who wish to become pregnant after surgery for stage I or II melanoma should be advised to delay pregnancy for two years after surgery, as the likelihood of recurrence is highest during this period.
Pregnant women who present with growing or changing pigmented lesions should be treated in the same way as non-pregnant women.
Contraception
Women who have had a melanoma treated should choose contraception in the same way as women who have not had a melanoma.
Hormone replacement therapy
Women who have had stage I and II melanoma and who wish to take hormone replacement therapy should be treated as women who have not had melanoma.