How To Reclaim Your Sexuality After A Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Women still don’t hear enough about sexual health during cancer treatment.
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Women still don’t hear enough about sexual health during cancer treatment.
Women still don’t hear enough about sexual health during cancer treatment.
Women still don’t hear enough about sexual health during cancer treatment.
Cancer patients and survivors often experience difficulties with intimacy and sex, but it often remains a taboo subject with their doctors. More than 60% of women and 40% of men with cancer experience sexual dysfunction. Treatments like chemotherapy and radiation can damage reproductive organs and cause fatigue and nausea, which impact a person's libido. Physical and hormonal changes can add to body image struggles, depression and anxiety.