Yes, You Can Have a Healthy Sex Life After Cancer
- Many patients worry that their sex lives will be damaged or irreparable after cancer treatment.
- Treatments for certain cancers do affect the hormones and can cause many changes when it comes to libido, sexual function, and body image.
- However, a healthy sex life is possible after cancer treatment and there are many products made specifically for people who have undergone treatment.
- In this episode of “SN & You” cancer survivors get candid about how treatment affected their sex lives and relationships.
There are some cancer treatments, like those for breast or prostate cancer, that may completely change a person’s approach to sex but that doesn’t mean survivors can’t have perfectly healthy sex lives afterwards. In this episode of SurvivorNetTV’s series, “SN & You,” survivors share how they learned to approach sex in different ways after undergoing cancer treatment.
Read More“If you’ve just been diagnosed and you are thinking you’re never going to have sex again, think again,” she said. “You’re going to have amazing sex all the time and you get to explore your body in a whole new way.”
Questions to Ask Your Doctor
- What are the potential side effects of my cancer treatment?
- What kind of products can I use to help improve my sex life?
- Is there anything my partner should be aware of before we are intimate?
- What can I do if I am feeling self conscious or frustrated about changes to my body?
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