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.
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?
